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June 04, 2008

New Business

Accenture is part of the Lockheed Martin team to which the Federal Bureau of Investigation awarded a 10-year contract worth potentially $1 billion to develop and implement the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Program, an enhanced identification system utilizing biometric technology. As a team member, Accenture will provide its knowledge and experience in business architecture, training, service-oriented architecture and biometric interoperability to help the Lockheed Martin team provide the FBI with a holistic NGI solution designed to address people, processes and technology.

Perot Systems Corporation announced a Revenue Cycle Outsourcing agreement with Hawaii Medical Center, LLC. Perot Systems will assist Hawaii Medical Center with its goal of improved financial results while simultaneously allowing Hawaii Medical Center to focus on its core mission of providing superior healthcare. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

CSC is one of 14 large firms that have been awarded the ENCORE II contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide a comprehensive range of information technology (IT) support services. The new agreement has a five-year base period and five one-year options, bringing the total combined ceiling value of the contract for all 14 large and 12 small business firms to $12.225 billion.

EDS has also been contracted to support the DISA ENCORE II contract by providing net-centric services. EDS is one of 26 companies that may compete for task orders under the $12.22 billion multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

Sinai Health System, located in Chicago has extended its relationship with the global information technology provider. Perot Systems began its revenue cycle outsourcing relationship with Sinai Health System five years ago, and in that period of time its team of revenue cycle professionals has enabled Sinai Health System to achieve significant financial and operational improvements.

Posted by jbowles at June 4, 2008 07:22 PM