Louisiana expands ACS health care contract

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a $9.6 million amendment to a contract with the Louisiana Bureau of Health Services Financing for additional services and support.

TechTeam to acquire Sytel

TechTeam Global Inc. has acquired Sytel Inc., a network services and enterprise solutions provider, for $18.5 million in an all-cash deal.

Navy taps Northrop Grumman for Puget Sound public safety

Northrop Grumman Information Technology won a two-year, $4.4 million contract from the Navy to install a 911 computer-aided dispatch system in the east Puget Sound region, the company announced today.

Anteon wins Navy engineering, tech services deal

Anteon International Corp. will help the Navy with researching, developing and acquiring new systems IT systems that interoperate with existing systems.

Calif. city re-ups ACS for technology services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $9.8 million contract renewal from Irvine, Calif., to continue managing the city's information technology operations.

Rhode Island re-ups ACS for child healthcare services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $11.6 million contract from the Rhode Island Department of Human Services to continue supporting the state's healthcare program for low income children and families.

Rhode Island re-ups ACS for child healthcare services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $11.6 million contract from the Rhode Island Department of Human Services to continue supporting the state's healthcare program for low income children and families.

Raytheon wins Navy engineering services deal

Raytheon Co. won a $98.8 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command to continue providing supplies and services to support the command's operations.

Report: Reverse auctions have limited effect on IT procurement

States are finding that reverse auctions are not as effective for purchasing IT goods and services as other commodities, according to a new report by the market research firm Input Inc.

Navy re-ups CACI for logistics analysis and training support

CACI International Inc. won a $16 million contract renewal from the Navy to provide technical services to support the Navy and Marine Corps Fleet Assistance and Shipboard Training program.

Anteon nabs Navy aviation training support deal

Anteon Corp. won a 51-month, $16.7 million task order contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide program management and technical engineering services for a number of Navy aircraft and related systems training programs.

Verity acquires business process management company

Verity Inc. has acquired Dralasoft, a provider of Java-based technology for business process management, for $8 million cash.

Baltimore taps TCS for emergency response pilot

The Baltimore Health Department has completed a pilot project to enhance its emergency communications by using a portable wireless solution from Telecommunications Systems Inc. that provide mobile satellite-based data and voice services.

Cyios wins Army enterprise services deal

Cyios Corp. has won a five-year, $84 million contract to support business requirements of the headquarters of the Army Information Management Support Center.

Covansys snares Nevada voter registration work

Covansys Corp. has won a $4.6 million contract from the Nevada Secretary of State to build a statewide voter registration system by December 2005.

Lockheed Martin to buy network communications provider

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire Stasys Ltd., a U.K. network communications and defense interoperability services provider, that should strengthen Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin's network-centric capabilities.

Anteon to develop Army training video

Anteon International Corp. has won a $10 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a video system for the Army to use in its urban warfare training.

States rush to upgrade Medicaid systems to beat funding cuts

Fear of possible reductions in funding for Medicaid information systems is prompting states to move quickly to upgrade existing technology before Congress changes funding levels.

Texas-Size Opportunity

As chief information officer of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1999, Larry Olson helped the state save more than $270 million by consolidating data centers, putting telecommunications services under one contract and building a common e-mail platform for state government.

ManTech tackles Navy technical analysis work

ManTech International Corp. has won a $23 million contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide engineering and technical support services.