Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2019
4min337
The department touted efficiency, advancements in operations, improvement to public safety and taxpayer savings made in 2019.
Tag: DMS
Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2019
Drew WilsonMarch 27, 2019
4min370
The contract is expected to save Florida taxpayers $300 million.
Ryan NicolMarch 26, 2019
5min1059
"There isn't a plan of action."
Staff ReportsFebruary 4, 2019
3min871
Governor lauds Satter's "extensive experience in real estate development and property management."
Jim RosicaJune 19, 20183min301
Lawyers on Monday filed recommendations as to how an administrative law judge should rule in a bid protest over the statewide law enforcement radio system, a deal potentially worth in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The recommended orders from Motorola Solutions and the Department of Management Services (DMS) were filed under seal, however, meaning they are […]
Jim RosicaMay 10, 2018
4min434
Harris Corp., already fighting its loss of a more than half billion-dollar state radio contract, now is suing over allowing winning bidder Motorola to use its radio towers. The Melbourne-based communications company filed suit Wednesday afternoon in Leon County Circuit Civil court against the Department of Management Services (DMS) and the Agency for State Technology — one day […]
Jim RosicaMay 9, 2018
5min357
Motorola’s bid for a statewide law enforcement radio system is based on an “unknown design,” one that “no one knows what it’s going to look like” and that it “may never be able to deliver,” an attorney for Harris Corp. told an administrative law judge Tuesday. Furthermore, the state’s decision to go with Motorola is […]
Jim RosicaApril 23, 20184min296
A month after losing a contract for the state’s first responder radio system, Harris Corp. has filed a public records lawsuit in Tallahassee. The Melbourne-based company filed its complaint last week. It seeks an “expedited hearing” after it asked for information that its competitor, Motorola Solutions, says is covered by a “trade secrets” exemption. The state on March […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 7, 2017
3min240
Legislation providing for a review of efficiency in government procurement is making its way through the Legislature. St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes’ SB 368 cleared the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Thursday with a unanimous and undebated yes vote. Brandes’ bill — which is accompanied in the House by Wauchula Republican Rep. Ben Albritton’s […]
Les NeuhausMarch 17, 2017
7min350
Florida lawmakers are looking to shut down a charitable program funded for decades by state employees. A bill to end the Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign comes after a yearslong slump due partly to a drop in participation and controversy surrounding its management, according to a new bill proposed by a House lawmaker and unanimously favored […]