ACS declines offer from private-equity investors
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said today that recent unsolicited discussions with a group of private-equity investors regarding the possible sale of the company have ended.
Navy taps Gryphon Technologies for tech support
Gryphon Technologies has won a contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide engineering and technical services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Port Hueneme Division.
ACS lands Houston transit system smart card deal
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a $14 million contract from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County to implement a contactless ticketing system for the area's bus and light rail transportation network.
ACS wins Swiss urban transit fare-collection work
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won an $49 million contract to build an automated fare-collection system for the transportation authority in Zurich, Switzerland.
Laurence named ITAA interim president as Miller chases Senate seat
Sybase's Robert Laurence will serve as interim president of the Information Technology Association of America, succeeding Harris Miller, who is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
Report: States must knit public health into homeland security
A report released this week by the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices calls on states to give public health more attention in homeland security planning.
Tomarchio named DHS deputy director of intelligence
President Bush has appointed Jack Thomas Tomarchio, a former Army prosecutor and colonel in the Army reserve, as the principal deputy assistant secretary of Homeland Security for information analysis.
Maryland taps ACS for child support work
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a five-year contract from the Maryland Department of Human Resources to deploy a system to process child support payments.
South Carolina names Bryant CIO
South Carolina has appointed Jim Bryant, a former technology executive with AT&T Corp. and EDS Corp., to serve as the state's chief information officer.
Calif. county taps Apptis, Smartlink for interoperable radio
Apptis Inc. and Smartlink Radio Network Inc. won a $3 million contract from Solano County, Calif., for an interoperable public safety radio system.
EDS wins Canadian pension modernization deal
EDS Corp. has won an eight-year, $100 million contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada to modernize the country's public employees pension program.
Northrop Grumman wins Air Force network security deal
The aim of a new contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. is to increase security of networks through which the Air Force sends both classified and unclassified information.
Chopra named next Va. tech czar
Virginia Governor-elect Tim Kaine has named Aneesh Chopra, an expert in technology issues related to health care, to serve as the next secretary of technology for the state.
Sheaffer to head CSC's fed sector business
James "Jim" Sheaffer is the new leader of Computer Sciences Corp.'s federal sector business.
Ciber wins Army reserve IT outsourcing deal
Ciber Inc. has won a contract from the Army's 63rd Regional Support Command to assume responsibility for all of the mission-critical IT services needed by the unit.
Northrop Grumman lands Air Force network protection deal
Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a five-year, $24.8 million contract to develop network security applications that will give the Air Force early warning of information security threats.
Customs and Border Protection taps Apptis for tech support services
U.S Customs and Border Protection has turned to Apptis Inc. for help refining processes and procedures related to IT program management.
SAIC teams with Alion, L-3, SRA on Joint Warfighting Center support
Science Applications International Corp. has tapped Alion, L-3, SRA and others to compete with it for the five-year, $250 million Joint Warfighting Center support contract scheduled for award next year.
ACS, Microsoft team on fire department software package
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are joining forces to market a new public safety software package to fire departments on Microsoft's .NET platform.
Cubic wins Navy UAV data link subcontract
Cubic Corp. has been awarded an $11 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide the tactical common data link for a new unmanned aerial vehicle under development.
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