Comptroller urges state to fire Accenture
Source: Dallas Business Journal, 5:01 PM CDT Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn on Wednesday recommended the state terminate its contract with Accenture Ltd., a private company hired to administer health and human services to low-income residents. Strayhorn said she conducted the review into Bermuda-based Accenture's $900 million contract at the request of Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso; Rep. Carter Casteel, R- New Braunfels; and Rep. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio.