Nothing new here. This is not the first time the state has taken a bath over data processing contracts. Remember the DMV failure a few years ago.
Wait until Capitol reporters have left for the weekend--well past their deadlines--then release the embarrassing news. Minimize the negative coverage. It seldom works, of course. Alarm bells go off. Annoyed reporters and editors scramble and run the story. Then on Monday, they dig deeper. Yeah, I remember how it "didn't work" for the Clintong.
What a load.