Subcontractor On Troubled Texas Welfare Contract Files Claim Against Accenture
Source: By Paul McDougall, InformationWeek, Dec 22, 2006 11:00 AM
Government systems integrator Maximus Inc. said Thursday that it has initiated an arbitration process to resolve disputes arising under a subcontract with outsourcer Accenture for work on a Texas Health and Human Services Commission program that has come under fire from state lawmakers.
Maximus claims that Accenture unilaterally redefined the scope of the work on a contract to automate welfare eligibility assessment and enrollment services in the state, and that it's no longer profitable for Maximus to continue working on the deal.