No real bucks for Real ID

The Real ID Act requiring U.S. citizens to carry federally approved identification cards has created a potentially huge, unfunded mandate that is sending shock waves through state governments.

Input: State, local governments warm to open source

State and local governments are giving more consideration to use of open source code as another way to help them relieve continuing budget pressures, according to a market research.

Burlin to lead ACS' new government group

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has hired Tom Burlin as president of its newly reorganized Government Solutions Group.

EDS snares Massachusetts Medicaid system deal

EDS Corp. has won a seven-year, $48 million contract from the state to implement and maintain a new Medicaid management information system.

CGI-AMS wins Kentucky financial ERP deal

CGI-AMS has won a contract from Kentucky to implement an enterprise resource planning solution to streamline business processes and improve productivity.

ViaSat lands Navy tactical network terminal deal

ViaSat Inc. has won a $60 million task order from the Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide airborne and ground-based tactical network terminals.

Ripon, Calif., taps Motorola for mobile network

Motorola Inc. has won a contract from the municipality for a mesh network for its citywide mobile broadband system.

NEC, Tropos forge wireless mobile data alliance

NEC Solutions America Inc. has entered into a partnership with Tropos Networks Inc. to provide wireless mobile data systems to police, fire and emergency medical personnel.

CGI-AMS wins IRS tax software deal

CGI-AMS Inc. has won a $2.7 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service to assist the agency with the first phase of its Filing and Payment Compliance initiative.

ACS completes Mellon HR deal, brings on Davies

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of the human resources consulting and outsourcing business of Mellon Financial Corp.

Eight worthy contenders

San Diego County has qualified eight systems integrators to compete for the renewal of its seven-year, $875 million enterprisewide IT outsourcing project scheduled for award later this year.

ERP on the front burner

More than a half dozen state governments are poised to embark on enterprise resource planning projects this year as they try to improve their back office functions.

Texas town taps CompuDyne for public safety work

A unit of CompuDyne Corp. has won a $1.3 million contract from the Irving, Texas, Police Department to provide an integrated public safety and criminal-justice system.

Lawson Software to merge with Swedish firm

Lawson Software Inc. and Intentia International AB will combine in an all-stock transaction valued at $480 million.

Northrop Grumman wins joint tactical network deal

The company has won a $39.4 million contract from the Air Force to support the military's next generation of joint and coalition network management systems.

Navy re-ups CACI for electronic defense work

CACI International Inc. has won a four-year contract renewal from the Navy to continue providing electronic defense system support.

Cogent Systems wins Haiti election fingerprint work

Cogent Systems Inc. has won a $2.5 million contract from the Organization of American States to provide an automated fingerprinting solution.

ITAA: states struggle with voting system reform

States and counties waiting for additional guidelines from the federal government will be hard-pressed to get new voting systems deployed before next year's elections.

ACS completes Mellon HR deal

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of the human resources consulting and outsourcing business of Mellon Financial Corp.

Davies joins ACS government solutions unit

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has hired consultant and <i>Washington Technology</i> columnist Tom Davies as senior vice president of business development for its Government Solutions Group.