Lierman balks at $300 million IT contract over competition, transparency concerns

Comptroller Brooke Lierman raised concerns about nine-year contract she said disadvantages state agencies and businesses located in Maryland. (File photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters.)

The Board of Public works approved a $300 million IT contract Wednesday despite concerns about transparency and whether Maryland businesses and state agencies could be at a disadvantage in the deal.

Under the nine-year contract, a pool of eight preapproved companies will provide digital services to state agencies, with contracts awarded on a rotating basis between the companies…

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