Calif. county taps Hansen for land management

Hansen Information Technologies Inc. has won a $3.7 million contract to provide Riverside County, Calif., with a land and transportation management system, the company announced this week.

AMS broken up in deal with CGI Group and CACI

In a three-way deal, American Management Systems Inc. is being broken apart and sold to CGI Group Inc. and CACI International Inc.

Anteon wins Navy submarine program management deal

Anteon International Corp. has won two Navy contracts totaling $525 million for program management support for sea and air systems.

Safecom to seek demonstration projects

The Homeland Security Department's Safecom program will release a broad agency announcement in the next 30 days for demonstration projects in wireless communications interoperability.

DHS to tie grants to interoperability standards

The Homeland Security Department plans to require state and local governments seeking grants to adhere to technical standards and protocol.

Biowatch sets high standard for homeland security programs

A homeland security program that guards 30 cities against possible biological attack represents the high standards the Homeland Security Department wants from its projects, an agency official said today.

Calif. state employee charged in Oracle matter

The policy director for California's former governor is the only person facing charges in connection with the state's ill-fated enterprise licensing agreement with Oracle Corp.

Navy enlists AT&T for professional services

AT&T Government Solutions has won two five-year professional services contracts totaling $13.3 million to help the Navy manage its worldwide construction assets.

Pa. taps Identix for facial recognition

Identix Inc. has won a purchase order from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association to provide facial recognition technologies to state law enforcement agencies.

L-3 gets Navy depot contract

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a four-year, $63.6 million contract to provide depot-level maintenance services to select Navy and Marine Corps installations.

DOD taps Dynamics Research for training support

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a five-year, $5 million Defense contract to provide training system support services.

Texas city re-ups ACS for IT outsourcing

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a seven-year, $30 million contract extension from Carrollton, Texas, to provide information technology outsourcing services.

Incident management system to galvanize response

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said today that all levels of government might soon use the same procedures to respond to national, regional and local emergencies.<br>

SBC to compete for federal long-distance

A unit of SBC Communications Inc. won the right to offer long-distance service to federal agencies.

Defense Department taps Sentel for weapons testing

Sentel Corp. won a $22 million Defense Department contract to test and evaluate domestic and foreign weapon systems.

ATS acquires Voyager Systems

Advanced Technology Systems Inc. has acquired Voyager Systems Inc., a provider of secure wireless solutions and services.

La. taps ACS for healthcare programs

Affilated Computer Services Inc. has signed a $2.1 million contract amendment with Louisiana for care coordination and management solutions for two Medicaid programs.

AMS wins Navy strategic consulting deal

American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., has won a four-year, $55 million contract to provide professional support services to the Navy's CIO.

Report: State budget shortfalls shrink

New survey of fiscal directors shows an ebbing in the flow of red ink that states grappled with in 2003.

N.Y. Attorney General taps Dyntek for help-desk support

Dyntek Inc. has won a five-year, $6.7 million contract from the New York State Office of the Attorney General for help-desk services.