SAIC to acquire Presearch

Science Applications International Corp. has bought Presearch Inc., a provider of services such as signal processing, software and hardware engineering, intelligence analysis and antisubmarine warfare and mine countermeasures.

Dynamics Research nabs two airbase decision support deals

Dynamics Research Corp. won a pair of contracts to help the Navy and Air Force better plan and prepare for aircraft maintenance work.

Air Force picks four companies for space command support

<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font color> Two large companies and two small businesses will vie for $610 million worth of consulting, engineering and technical services with the Air Force Space Command over the next five years.

Contractors seek to cap project liability

Contractors are trying to enlist state chief information officers in a campaign to get state governments to lift unlimited liability clauses from contracts.

PEC to advise migrant children project

The Education Department's Office of Migrant Education has tapped PEC Solutions Inc. of Fairfax, Va., to help create a system for states to share information about children of migrant workers.

Outsourcing runs aground in Florida

Two months after Simone Marstiller took over as Florida's chief information officer, a report landed on her desk from the state auditor general blasting the way her predecessor had awarded three statewide outsourcing contracts, known collectively as the MyFlorida Alliance.

Viisage wins four state identity services deals

Viisage Technology Inc. has won four contracts totaling $10.9 million to provide state drivers' licensing and identity theft and fraud protection solutions.

Virginia nears key review of tech service proposals

The state of Virginia expects to begin a detailed review next month of proposals received for a public-private partnership to outsource its technology infrastructure, the state's chief information officer said this week.

Wisconsin to negotiate voter system with Accenture

Accenture is in negotiations with the state of Wisconsin to build a statewide voter registration system $20 million.

Four companies land Air Force Space Command work

Four companies will compete for $610 million worth of advisory and assistance services and engineering and technical assistance work from the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Thomas & Herbert wins new HUD work

Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC won six new contracts worth more than $20 million to provide a range of services to the Housing and Urban Development Department,including development of the department's enterprise architecture.

Defense taps Saflink for message system protection

Saflink Corp. has won $700,000 in orders from the Defense Department to provide ovide hardware, software and support orders for the Defense Message System.

PEC nabs Education program support deal

PEC Solutions Inc. will provide support services for the Education Department's Office of Migrant Education, the company announced this week.

Commerce taps Systalex for financial system upgrade

Systalex Corp. has won a five-year, $79 million contract to help the Commerce Department upgrade and maintain its financial management system.

Does e-voting require a paper trail?

Although election officials agree that e-voting security measures need strengthening, no clear consensus has emerged over how it should be done, analysts and government officials said.

Undecided on e-voting

The market potential promised in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 has yet to materialize for government systems integrators.

Report: State and local wireless spending to quadruple

The wireless market in state and local government will increase fourfold from $500 million to more than $2 billion in the next three years, according to a new report by market research firm Input Inc.

Pinkerton to overhaul DEA Web infrastructure

Pinkerton Computer Consultants Inc. has won a five-year, $6.5 million contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration to upgrade the agency's Web architecture.

Tyler wins subcontract for court software

Tyler Technologies Inc. has won a $2.2 million subcontract from Affiliated Computer Services Inc. to provide an automated court management solution for Oklahoma City.

Xacta receives Air Force automated messaging deal

Xacta Corp. has won a $6.8 million contract to build an automated message handling system for the Air Force, the company announced today.