Governors' association grants spark info-sharing projects
With the help of seed money from the Justice Department, six states are kicking off projects aimed at improving the sharing of justice and public safety information across law enforcement, courts and correction systems.
Oasis OKs standard
A new open IT standard, capable of facilitating data sharing across local, regional, national and international governments and organizations, has been ratified by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
Emergency data standard ratified
A new open IT standard, capable of facilitating data sharing across local, regional, national and international governments and organizations, has been ratified by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
Vermont DMV, Ariz. retirement system award deals to Saber
Vermont has awarded a contract to Saber Corp. to modernize the IT systems that run its Department of Motor Vehicles, while the Arizona State Retirement System struck a deal with company for an automated form-tracking system.
Pa. Transportation Department awards Real ID deal
The Pennsylvania Transportation Department, seeking to bolster its IT security for state driver's license processes, has awarded Viisage Technology Inc. a series of contracts worth $45.5 million.
DARPA awards $111m tech services deal
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has signed a five-year seat management and services contract with RS Information Systems Inc.
Rossotti on transformation
The greatest challenge facing an organization intent on major changes is convincing people that such change is possible and getting them to buy into it, according to former IRS commissioner Charles Rossotti.
Montana re-ups NIC for portal services
Montana has awarded a five-year contract extension to a subsidiary of NIC Inc. to continue managing e-government services for the Treasure State.
Florida, EDS sign Medicaid deal
The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration has awarded a $308 million contract to EDS Corp. to develop and operate the state's next Medicaid Management Information System.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission inks deal for ERP work
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded a $58 million contract to Ciber Inc. for services that will transform the agency's outdated IT systems into a single, integrated enterprise resource planning system.
Pennsylvania renews deal for Dell PC support
The state signs a one-year contract with Dell Inc. for desktops and notebook computers, as well as monitors and related services.
U.S. Communities, GTSI renew purchasing pact
The U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance has renewed a two-year contract with GTSI Corp. to supply state and local governments and related agencies with a broad range of IT products and services.
Services, support dominate federal IT awards
Nearly one-half of the $11 billion in federal IT contract awards in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were made for professional services or maintenance support services, according to a new report.
Avian flu could cripple telecom services, Internet
Results of a recent influenza pandemic simulation show that telecommunications systems could be overwhelmed, and the Internet could shut down within two to four days of an outbreak.
States not prepared for '06 hurricanes
Eight hurricane-prone states still lack interoperable communications in the face of the 2006 storm season, according to a recent report from the First Response Coalition.
NIH taps BearingPoint for data warehouse work
The National Institutes of Health will rely on BearingPoint Inc. to support information systems the agency uses to produce business intelligence reports.
With money to spend, governors talk up IT
Health care and interoperable communications are areas where governors say they want to see IT improvements, and they are ready to spend big money on IT projects.
Governors seek new safeguards for data
With technology rapidly outpacing policy, major improvements are needed at the state level to better protect sensitive criminal and civil justice information, according to the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices.
DOE not meeting small business contracting goals
The Energy Department has fallen short of its small business prime contracting goals in four of the last five years and should take prompt action to improve its small business program management, according to the Government Accountability Office.
EPA taps Alion for support services
The Environmental Protection Agency will rely on Alion Science and Technology Corp. for a variety of services to support the operations of the agency's environmental services assistance team for Region 7.
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