IBM-Epic Team to Vie for $11 Billion Pentagon IT System
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International Business Machines Corp., the world’s biggest computer services provider, and Epic Systems Corp. will team up to compete for an $11 billion project to manage U.S. troops’ electronic health records.
IBM announced its plans to bid today, even before the Defense Department formally starts the competition for the information-technology system. Rival bids may come from Accenture Plc and Northrop Grumman Corp.