By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— Gov. Scott Walker's administration is delaying for up to three months the shutdown of a patchwork of aging state computer systems as part of a . The state will still launch the first phase of a new more comprehensive system on time on July 1, but it will not be the system of record for state operations and some employees will not begin working with it until they receive more training. The move, which will cost about $2.5 to $3.5 million more than expected, will mean that the two systems will have to run parallel to each other until as late as Sept. 30. The decision could shield taxpayers from embarrassing and even more costly errors, and the Walker...
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