Welfare overhaul, IBM deal cost $500 million

[Indianademocrat91]

Indiana's human services chief says the costs to modernize the state's welfare eligibility system since 2007 top $500 million.

Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Anne Murphy told state lawmakers that IBM Corp. has received nearly $442 million of that total through Aug. 31.

Gov. Mitch Daniels fired Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM for poor performance last October. Its work ended in December, but it collected more than $4 million more afterward for "disengagement services." FSSA and IBM now are suing each other to recover costs each says it's owed.

Murphy says federal agencies have paid more than $275 million of the total. The state's share comes in just under $225 million.

Nearly $59 million has gone to IBM subcontractors who now work directly for FSSA.

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How can anyone think that this idiot is still a good governor and better yet, why the hell are people touting him as a Presidential Candidate? He was the person who led our country into our hole when he was Director of the Budget for baby bush and he is doing the exact same thing to Indiana. Makes me :puke:

[indypaul]

1. Daniels also seems to be a victim of amnesia

he touts all of his administrations accomplishments and
makes the claim that all of this was accomplished without
raising taxes. Has everyone forgotten the sales tax increase
in 2008 from 6% to 7%?

[LittleGirl]

2. He's under the radar isn't he?

I keep seeing how Palin, Romney and Gingrich show up in 2012 polls but Daniels is always left out. I would love to see Daniels up against Obama in 2012. That would require popcorn.