Acquisition

Maryland takes CSC contract to streets

The company will provide technical and business services for the Coordinated Highways Action Response Team under a new contract, worth as much as $44 million.

People

Integrators see dark clouds, some sunshine

Climate is one of tight budgets, price pressures.

Cybersecurity

Technology trap

Is our national obsession with technology causing us to misdirect our terrorism-fighting efforts?

People

Colorado's Web site adopts Google

Colorado.gov had been using Verity to power its search capability.

Digital Government

State and local briefs

New Hampshire deploys new ERP; Texas agency chooses tablet PCs; Cisco launches a public safety networking program; Input: State, local health care to hit $12.2B; Wisconsin takes complaint box online

Cybersecurity

CDW-G networks Calif. library district

The company is using Cisco Systems-based technology to boost citizen services while ensuring security.

Acquisition

Va. zooms in on traffic congestion

The state's Department of Transportation will deploy surveillance cameras to manage traffic in the McLean area of Fairfax County.

Modernization

Tapping the perfect tablet

Here are six points to consider when shopping for pen-based computers.

Acquisition

Georgia DOT taps Business Objects

It will use a business intelligence software suite to track the performance of road construction and other transportation projects.

People

Minnesota gives legislative publishing system a thumbs-up

PTC’s XML-based Arbortext publishing software to replace a decades-old, mainframe-based solution for creating and printing legislative documents.

Acquisition

Perot Systems, Blue Cross consider contract revision

The companies are looking to restructure the software portion of a 10-year IT and outsourcing services contract.

Modernization

Florida county to use CompuDyne system

Brevard County, Fla., will use computer-aided dispatch system to manage emergency calls.

People

SBA critics ask: When is large small?

Major companies continue to win big contracts set aside for small business

Modernization

Wash. state extends camera contract

Under the $10 million extension, Digimarc will provide its Digimarc Camera Tower for secure identification.

Acquisition

Maryland saves millions on reverse auction

The state's Department of General Services recently saved more than $7 million on an electricity supply contract it awarded through an online auction.

Modernization

L.A. taps Memex intell system

It will facilitate the management and sharing of intelligence information among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

People

NASCIO: Raise the CISO profile

Giving chief information security officers greater visibility will help enterprise security, the group says in a new report.

People

Black Box opens in federal market

Infrastructure firm uses acquisitions to gain government foothold.

Digital Government

Panasonic taps Synnex, Tech Data

The move expands Panasonic's federal distribution system.

Modernization

Web extra: Massachusetts turns to open source

Ciber will replace a system built on Microsoft technology.