Chicago, St. Paul name new tech directors

The mayors of St. Paul, Minn., and Chicago have appointed new people to lead their technology departments.

Tyler secures Texas court software deal

Tyler Technologies Inc. won a three year, $12.4 million contract to provide court administration software to the Texas Conference of Urban Counties.

CACI buys AlphaInsight

CACI International Corp. has acquired AlphaInsight, a company that specializes in network services and related capabilities.

CACI wins subcontract for Army resource management system

CACI International Inc. won a $15 million subcontract from Sigmatech Inc. to continue supporting an online resource management system for the Army Materiel Command.

In-Q-Tel invests in Initiate Systems

In-Q-Tel has made a strategic investment in Initiate Systems Inc., a company that develops secure information-sharing technology.

OSI wins Office of Naval Research intelligence software deal

Offshore Systems International Ltd. won a contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to provide software for a system capable of making decisions and solving problems ordinarily done by military analysts.

Deltek buys Welcom

Deltek Systems Inc. has acquired Welcom Software Technology Corp., a provider of project management software.

Florida city taps Intergraph for public safety needs

Intergraph Corp. won a contract from the city of Plantation, Fla., to deploy an integrated public safety system supporting police, fire and emergency medical services personnel.

N.H. re-ups ACS for child-support payment work

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will continue handling child-support payment services for New Hampshire under a $3.9 million contract renewal from the state.

CACI enlisted for Army Intelligence Center support

CACI International Inc. won a $156 million contract from the Army Intelligence Center's University of Military Intelligence in Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to deliver IT systems support.

Tier Technologies lands Va. child support call center deal

The Virginia Department of Social Services has tapped Tier Technologies Inc. to run an outsourced call center for child support enforcement under a deal worth as much as $27.1 million.

Alion buys Washington Consulting

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has acquired Washington Consulting Inc. in a deal that will enhance its enterprise IT and knowledge management solutions and bring new management consulting capabilities.

Digimarc system to support Indiana digital driver's licenses

Digimarc Corp. won a six-year contract from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to supply a new digital system to issue driver's licenses.

Montana schedules Tyler for property tax upgrade

Tyler Technologies Inc. has won a $4.8 million contract from the Montana Department of Revenue to install its latest personal property valuation and assessment software for use statewide.

ACS sets up New Mexico immunization registry

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has deployed its first statewide immunization system in New Mexico.

Raytheon, CSC to chase Army training support contract

Raytheon Co. and Computer Sciences Corp. have joined forces to compete for the Army's Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support program.

Input: Set-aside awards will soar in 2006

Set-aside contracts to qualified technology companies are expected to total more than $20 billion in fiscal 2006, according to market research firm Input Inc.

RSIS secures Naval Research Office tech support work

RS Information Systems Inc. won a five-year, $28 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to deliver integrated information support services.

M/A-Com in deal for Las Vegas Police wireless radio system

M/A-Com won a $9.8 million contract to build a wireless, interoperable radio system for the Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas.

North Carolina halts IBM school database project

North Carolina terminated for cause Wednesday a contract with IBM Corp. for a massive student records database system that would support academic initiatives such as No Child Left Behind. IBM had requested on Feb. 2 that the state dissolve the contract.