Northrop Grumman to pay $5 million for computer outage

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Contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. will shell out nearly $5 million to Virginia for losses caused by a massive computer outage last year that knocked out service at the Department of Motor Vehicles and 25 other state agencies. The outage prevented state residents from getting new drivers’ licenses and prompted Gov. Bob McDonnell to order DMV offices to stay open on weekends.

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