Virginia Beach taps Manatron for revenue management

Manatron Inc. won a six-year, $4.5 million contract from the city of Virginia Beach, Va., for government revenue management software and related services.

Cogent rolls out fingerprint system for Conn., R.I.

Cogent Systems Inc. has finished and activated an automated fingerprint identification system for the Department of Public Safety and State Police in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Va. takes radical outsourcing approach

Virginia technology officials are using a bold contracting approach to turn over the state's information technology infrastructure to the private sector.

New York turns to industry for complex wireless project

New York is relying on the private sector to put in place its statewide wireless network.

Agencies join forces in large 'hub' procurements

Contractors that want to pursue large information technology projects in the state of New York should consider multiagency initiatives, said Chief Information Officer Jim Dillon.

Maximus wins Canadian health care outsourcing deal

Maximus Inc. has won a $268 million contract from the British Columbia Ministry of Health Services to provide health benefit operations administrative services.

Motorola to purchase Crisnet

Motorola will acquire Crisnet, a provider of records management and related systems, to build upon Motorola's customer and technology offerings for criminal justice and public safety software applications, the company said.

CGI-AMS wins $100 million in federal health work

CGI-AMS has signed five contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that are worth $100 million combined, the company announced today

Maryland e-voting controversy continues in presidential race

A voter advocacy group monitoring the use of electronic voting machines in Maryland reports a number of software glitches occurred during yesterday's presidential election, but state election officials said the allegations were baseless.

ManTech wins Army medical center support

ManTech International Corp. won a five-year, $19.3 million contract to provide engineering and technical services to a key Army medical facility, the company announced today.

Cubic wins $95 million Army simulation deal

Cubic Corp. won a five-year, $95 million contract renewal to continue providing simulations and simulators to the Army's National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

FAA extends Harris weather and radar processor work

Harris Corp. won a six-month, $5.7 million contract extension from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide additional services for the Weather and Radar Processor program. The extension raises the value of the work to $131 million since 1996.

Stanley wins Army logistics deal

Stanley Associates Inc. of Alexandria, Va., won a $10.3 million contract from the Army Field Support Command to provide software support for two logistics systems that help the Army deploy weapons and equipment to the battlefield.

Unisys deploys FDA animal drug approval system

Unisys Corp. has installed a Web-based notification system that lets the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine receive and process applications to approve new drugs for animals.

ACS to operate New Hampshire toll service center

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a three-year, $16.6 million contract from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to support the state's E-ZPass electronic toll collection system.

Harris lands Air Force technical services deal

Harris Corp. won a one-year, $2.6 million contract from the Air Force Air Mobility Command to continue providing technical services to the command's Enterprise Security Support program, the company announced today.

Energy taps Qwest for network upgrade

Qwest Communications International Inc. has won a contract estimated at $37.5 million to upgrade the Energy Department's research communications network. The award expands upon a seven-year, $50 million contract to provide network connectivity for the Energy Sciences Network.

For NIH tech services, it's all Mind Over Machines

Mind Over Machines Inc. has won a five-year, $15 million contract with the National Institutes of Health to provide information technology support services, the company announced today.