Why Were Efforts to Privatize Applicant Eligibility for Public Services

question 33

Multiple Choice

Why were efforts to privatize applicant eligibility for public services with Accenture unsuccessful?

• A) Within a year, the state had concluded that it could perform the same services cheaper.
• B) The company was found to have embezzled over $100 million from the state of Texas.
• C) Accenture raised its rates for performing the work by 150% by the end of the first year.
• D) The Texas Supreme Court ruled that such services must be handled by an American company.
• E) The company proved incapable of handling the work leading to numerous problems.

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