State looks into contractor's work on payroll system
Source: By ASSOCIATED PRESS (NM), October 18, 2006
The work of a Virginia contractor that installed New Mexico's problem-plagued payroll and accounting computer system is being reviewed by state officials. The state confirmed Tuesday that the review is focusing on the work of Maximus Inc., which beat out three other firms to win the contract for the new payroll and accounting system in early 2005. ….. Payments to thousands of jurors statewide were delayed because of the system, and workers at more than three dozen state agencies have lodged complaints since the system went online in July. …….. Maximus employees are so busy running the system that they can't train state workers how to take over, said Anthony Armijo of the state Department of Finance and Administration. He said the state is hiring contractors to train workers on the system.