Legislators lock horns over tech contract
(WorldNews Politics)

The state Legislative Council adjourned midway through its agenda Friday after members clashed over whether to favorably review a technology contract worth at least $75 million over three years. Under the contract, Deloitte Consulting would provide support for about 200 software applications used by the state Department of Human Services. Some lawmakers questioned why the company, a division of New York-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, was awarded the contract despite submitting a bid that was about $20 million higher than the current contract holder, Falls Church, Va.-based Northrop Grumman. No other companies submitted bids. If the contract were extended to its maximum length of seven...