State feeling hijacked over computer update / Firm seeks another $20 million to finish job; deal in jeopardy
Source: April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News (CO), December 7, 2005
The Colorado Department of Labor accused technology giant Accenture on Tuesday of trying to hijack the state for nearly $20 million more to complete an update of one of its computer systems. Rick Grice, the agency's executive director, threatened to pull the plug on the deal, worth $40.8 million, if the New York-based company and the state cannot come to terms by end of the month to salvage the project. .... Labor is not the only Colorado department to complain about Accenture. Last week, the secretary of state announced she was pulling out of a $10 million contract with Accenture to build a new computer system to track voter registration.