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Firm's bid and lips are sealed - Silent about LAUSD payroll mess, Deloitte seeking $1.5 billion state court-case deal

Published on Tuesday, July 01, 2008
By Troy Anderson

The contractor for software that left Los Angeles Unified School District with massive payroll problems is now bidding on a $1.5 billion contract to run California's court-case management system.

And the bid has created an outcry after an oversight official said Deloitte Consulting LLP failed to disclose in its bid documents that it is in the middle of a dispute with LAUSD over the system that left thousands of teachers with inaccurate paychecks.

"I was surprised they didn't mention the LAUSD issue," said J. Stephen Czuleger, presiding judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court system.

"I gave them an opportunity to explain and expand, but they were defensive instead of forthcoming. ... I wasn't asking them for the merits on the litigation. It's a pending case and I can't comment on that   Read Full Article...

 
 

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