DeSantis orders inquiry into DeLoitte unemployment website contract, collapse

Published May 5, 2020 12:00pm ET



Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday requested Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel investigate why the state spent $77 million for an unemployment website that collapsed “right off the bat” in mid-March when Floridians left jobless by the response to COVID-19 tried to file claims.

“It was not a good use of taxpayers’ money,” he said. “I think everything needs to looked at, 100 percent.”

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