Roob's business approach to FSSA reform unsettles some
Source: KEN KUSMER, Associated Press (IN), Sat, May. 13, 2006
..... Controversy likely will flare again around FSSA once it picks the winner of the largest contract in state history. Two teams of vendors - each vulnerable to criticism - are vying for a deal estimated at $1 billion over 10 years to take over applications for Medicaid, food stamps, welfare and other benefits received by one in six Indiana residents. Critics went to work months ago gathering information on the out-of-state companies leading each team. FSSA changed the timeline for awarding the contract after The Associated Press reported the agency would not hold a public hearing until after the contract was awarded. The agency now plans a hearing June 30, five days before the deal is due to be awarded. ..... Roob, in awarding the state's largest contract ever, will choose between two teams of vendors, one led by Bahamas-based Accenture LLP and the other by IBM and Affiliated Computer Systems Inc., or ACS. The two teams submitted their final offers last week.