Unisys receives Chicago outsourcing renewal

Unisys Corp. has won a contract renewal from the City of Chicago to continue furnishing IT outsourcing services.

ACS names Leach CSO

Affiliated Computer Services has named Christopher Leach as senior vice president and chief information security officer.

OPNET wins Air Force net-centric subcontract

OPNET has won a subcontract from NCI Information Systems to assist the Air Force with network analysis and related requirements.

CACI to assist with Army battlefield communications

CACI International has won a contract from the Army to furnish program management and other key support services for the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below system.

Unisys to integrate Ohio court systems

Unisys Corp. has won a contract from the Ohio Supreme Court to conduct a pilot project for a data warehouse to store judicial data from information systems in 17 courts.

DataPath closes Swe-dish purchase

DataPath Inc. has completed its purchase of Swe-dish Satellite Systems AB, a move that rounds out the company's satellite earth terminal portfolio and expands its customer base.

Motorola, Miss. team up for public safety network

Motorola Inc. and Mississippi have inked a contract for the development and deployment of a statewide emergency communications network.

Compudyne rolls out Nebraska CAD system

CompuDyne Corp. has completed installing a statewide computer-aided dispatch system for the Nebraska State Patrol that will keep running even after a disaster.

Lockheed to study unmanned systems

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a contract from the Army to assist with the development and improvement of unmanned aerial systems.

Digimarc gives Russia digital driver's licenses

Digimarc Corp. and a Russian partner have won a $4.5 million contract to help the Russian Federation roll out digital driver's licensing to 744 locations.

M.C. Dean to support Navy C4ISR systems

M.C. Dean won a contract from the Navy to support the European office of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston.

Raytheon gets more Army sensor work

Raytheon won a contract modification from the Army to provide engineering support for sensor systems deployed in war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq to detect hostile troop movement.

Cubic wins $468M Army training center deal

Cubic Corp. will continue supporting the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center through a new contract that begins next month.

Forecast: Health care, intel spending to lure contractors

Health care and intelligence are two of the most promising growth opportunities for federal government IT services over the next five years, a new report said.

L-1 to buy intel company

L-1 Identity Solutions plans to acquire McClendon Corp. for $66 million in a cash and stock deal.

Claraview gets Ky. education system assignment

Claraview Inc. has won a contract from the Kentucky Education Department to provide services to support a data system that will help meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Northrop wins European air traffic control upgrades

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems won several contracts to upgrade air traffic control operations throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Harris deploys Ky. public safety network

Harris Stratex Networks has helped Kentucky test and launch an improved statewide public safety network to support emergency services

Virginia to vendors: We're in this together

A tight fiscal situation in Virginia is making it more important than ever for the state to find alternative funding mechanisms, a top state technology official said.

States march forward on health IT

A flurry of legislative activity in the state capitals over the past six months is laying the groundwork for coordinated health IT initiatives at the state level.