ACS gets Medicaid contract expansion

Affiliated Computer Services has won an $8.3 million contract from Montana to provide existing services as well as new services for the state's Medicaid program.

BAE wins weapons systems contracts

BAE Systems has won contracts totaling $170 million from the Army and Air Force to develop and upgrade weapons systems.

Utah withdraws from anti-terrorism network

Utah has joined a growing list of states that are abandoning an anti-terrorism information sharing system endorsed by the federal government.

Air Force taps Raytheon for receive-broadcast managers

Raytheon Co. has won a $19.5 million contract from the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center to provide Global Broadcast Service receive suites.

Lawson wins two county business software deals

Lawson Software Inc. has won contracts from counties in two states to provide enterprise resource planning software and implementation services.

Input: S&L tax systems fuel government spending

State and local governments will spend heavily on information technology products and services related to tax and revenue over the next five years, according to a new report.

Panel: Info sharing can lead to better first response

The challenge for first responders and other groups concerned with public safety is to determine which information sharing system is the best suited to their needs, an official says.

ISR Solutions acquires Comm Group

ISR Solutions Inc. has acquired the Comm Group, a provider of systems integration services.

Florida names Ralston acting CIO

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has appointed Foyt Ralston to serve as the acting chief information officer.

CACI captures Air Force support services deal

CACI International Inc. has won a six-year, $31 million contract to provide support to one of the Air Force's key operations at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, the company announced today.

Michigan taps E Team for crisis software

Michigan has chosen E Team Inc. to provide crisis management software for a statewide emergency response and preparedness information system.

Washington re-ups ACS for Medicaid services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a contract extension from Washington to continue as facilities manager of the state's Medicaid program.

NSA taps NCI for knowledge management work

NCI Information Systems Inc. has won a $1.3 million contract from the National Security Agency to provide knowledge management development services.

CGI thinks big with AMS purchase

CGI Group Inc.'s planned purchase of American Management Systems Inc. will create a major new player in the U.S. outsourcing arena.

PWC captures DHS management services deal

PricewaterhouseCoopers' federal practice has won a blanket purchase agreement from the Department of Homeland Security for a range of program and project management services.

DHS task force to study first-responder funding

The Department of Homeland Security sets up a task force to address concerns from local officials that they aren't receiving federal first-responder funds quickly enough.

Vermont re-ups EDS for Medicaid fiscal services

EDS Corp. has won a $50 million contract renewal from Vermont for Medicaid fiscal agent services.

Dyntek acquires risk management consulting firm

Dyntek has acquired Alex Woda and Associates Inc., a risk management consulting firm.

Army re-ups ManTech for technical services

The Army has awarded ManTech International Corp. two follow-on contracts worth $31.2 million for technical support services.

Idaho taps Covansys for voter registration system

Covansys Corp. has won a $3.4 million contract from Idaho to implement a voter registration system.