Washington, D.C., fires contractor that was to build school system database

Officials say the firm hired by the city had missed deadlines and provided faulty software
Sept. 29, 2009

From The Washington Post: Washington, D.C., has fired the contractor it hired to build a $12 million data repository for critical information about schools. Officials assert that Williams, Adley & Co., an accounting and management consulting firm, missed deadlines, provided defective software and failed to make available the personnel it promised.

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