VITA Seeks Court Relief From Potential 'Catastrophic' Email Shutdown By Northrop Grumman

9/22/17

By Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia is asking for emergency court relief to prevent Northrop Grumman Corp. from shutting down email service for more than 56,000 state employees less than two weeks before the election of a new governor.

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency, known as VITA, filed a motion in Richmond Circuit Court on Sept. 14 to seek an injunction to stop the corporate contractor from ending messaging service Oct. 27.

“Stating the obvious, if Northrop Grumman were allowed to shut down the commonwealth’s email system, the results would be catastrophic for commonwealth agencies, whose important work protects the welfare and safety of the commonwealth and its citizens,” VITA states in the motion.

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