SRA nabs Justice database management deal

SRA International Inc. has won a seven-year, $24.6 million contract from the Justice Department to provide database management systems and services to the U.S. Trustee Program.

Mass. taps ACS for electronic benefits transfer

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a $27 million contract from the state of Massachusetts to provide electronic benefit transfer services.

IBM wins New York transit authority outsourcing work

IBM Corp. has won a five-year, $65 million contract from the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to manage outsourced operations and maintenance of the authority's data center.

States want more bang for IT buck

State and local governments in the next several years will move to sharply align their IT investment with desired public policy outcomes in such areas as healthcare, human services and economic development, according to a new study.

California's $2 billion telecom project draws fire

An industry group has launched a sharp attack on a planned $2 billion network project in California, contending that the new program's requirements favor the incumbent contractor, SBC Communications Corp.

Education assigns Aspen a contract renewal

Aspen Systems Corp. has won a $37.6 million contract renewal from the Education Department to continue operating its one-stop information and referral center.

States to focus on fusing threat information

State and local governments will concentrate this year on improving how they collect, analyze and use threat information on terrorism, according to the members of a homeland security panel speaking at a conference in Washington this week.

CGI-AMS nets three local government ERP deals

The three public-sector contracts total $14 million for the Fairfax, Va., company.

BAE picked for FBI network operations work

BAE Systems North America Inc. has won a five-year, $38 million contract to provide network operations and engineering services for the FBI Enterprise effort.

SBA modifies HUBZone program to foster job growth

The Small Business Administration is changing its Historically Underutilized Business program to help small businesses create more jobs in economically distressed communities, the agency said today.

WFI to acquire network services company

Wireless Facilities Inc. has acquired TLA Associates, a provider of network services, for $34 million cash.

Louisiana taps ACS for child support service center

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a five-year, $10.5 million from the Louisiana Department of Social Services' Support Enhancement Services to provide a customer service center for the state's child support program.

Washington county taps Tiburon for dispatch system

Tiburon Inc. has won a $2.5 million contract from King County, Wash., to enhance its public safety operations.

M/A-Com nabs Va. regional mobile radio deal

M/A-Com has won a $1.3 million contract from Albemarle County, Charlottesville and the University of Virginia to provide an interoperable mobile data communications system.

Washington state taps CNSI for Medicaid

Client Network Services Inc. has won a $180 million contract from the Washington Department of Social and Health Services for a Medicaid management information system.

Harris Corp. wins satellite antenna subcontract

Harris Corp. has won a $37 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide unfurlable mesh reflectors for some Defense Department satellites.

BearingPoint to keep Fla. outsourcing

Just months after being stripped of a major contract in Florida, BearingPoint Inc. has won a new contract from the Florida State Technology Office to manage the state's central computer re-sources. The one-year deal is worth $1.4 million.

Big Apple goes wireless

New York next month will choose at least one contractor to test technologies as a first step toward building a citywide, mobile wireless communications network.

Harris wins Iraqi Media Network integration deal

For $22 million, Harris Corp. will provide the Iraqi Media Network with network integration and support services, the company announced this week.

Comtech Telecommunications wins Army mobile data deal

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has won a $6.7 million contract to provide mobile data communications services to support the Army's Blue Force Tracking initiative.