The West Virginia Auditor’s Office rejected a $62,542 bill from...
The West Virginia Auditor’s Office rejected a $62,542 bill from consulting firm ICF, which was hired by the state’s Commerce Department to review the state’s use of $126 million in NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grants, the office said. The…
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office said it found that the hourly rate stated in ICF’s contract is about $148 an hour, while the company billed the state at rates up to $255 an hour. The state’s Commerce Department was concerned that some high-powered Internet routers designed to serve large corporations, universities and medical centers were installed in small libraries, elementary schools and health clinics instead (CD May 10 p11). ICF and the Commerce Department couldn’t be reached immediately for comment.