US state troubled by outsourcer

The Virginia state in the US revealed that an unencrypted flash drive containing personal information on more than 100 000 adult education students has been lost, reports InformationWeek.

The possible data breach comes as auditors continue their investigation into problems with the state's $2.3 billion IT outsourcing deal with Northrop Grumman. Former state CIO Lemuel Stewart was fired earlier this year when he attempted to deny a $14 million payment to the company.

A Virginia commission has issued a 131-page report finding that, despite some progress, the Northrup Grumman deal has created barely a third of the jobs expected and that the vendor missed a July 2009 completion deadline so badly that only 54% of scoped projects had been completed as of last month.

Perceptive Software has unveiled its back office software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise content management solutions for invoice processing, contract management and electronic personnel files, states TMCnet.

The back office solution offered by Perceptive Software enables organisations to capture and store business content, access and manage information directly from business applications.

According to Darren Knipp, CTO and vice-president, products and solutions at Perceptive Software, the SaaS model brings relief to organisations in capital budgets and technical staff.

Novatus, a contract and compliance management software provider, has deployed its contract management solution at Yukon-Kuskokwim Health (YKHC) in Bethel, Alaska, says PR-Inside.

YKHC is a tribal organisation that provides healthcare services across an area covering more than 75 000 square miles in South-western Alaska.

Robert Gambotz, chief operating officer at Novatus, says: “Novatus is very impressed with the efficient contracting processes YKHC utilises for pro-active management of their supplier contracts. They have already provided us with some great suggestions for functional enhancements.”