Virginia Is for Outsourcing Technology: The state of Virginia has put its information technology operations up for bid, and three of Fairfax County's largest employers have proposals under consideration for what potentially are multibillion dollar contracts.
Northrop Grumman Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. have submitted detailed proposals for taking over the state's information technology infrastructure, a job worth approximately $240 million a year for an estimated seven to 10 years. Meanwhile, IBM and CGI-AMS are vying for the business applications portion of the state's technology sector, which would include managing operations such as budgeting and payroll for approximately 90 state agencies. That contract also would be worth approximately $240 million a year."

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