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Little Rock Tech Firm Loses Trade Secrets Trial
After seven years, a trade secrets lawsuit against a Little Rock tech firm has another firm feeling vindicated. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Little Rock Firm Hit With $14M Jury Verdict in Trade Secrets Case
The verdict against Protech Solutions Inc. capped a seven-year fight over a lucrative Nevada child support software contract. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
LR Firm Accused of Betrayal in $65M Bid
Almost four years after winning a $65 million contract from the state of Nevada, an appeals court has ordered the Little Rock firm, Protech Solutions Inc., to turn over documents that Chase Global believes will support its claim that it was cheated out of millions of dollars. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
State Confirms Insurance Claim in Web ‘Breach’
Arkansas officials confirmed last week that the state filed an insurance claim in a May 15 website security lapse that exposed sensitive data on 30,000 Arkansans seeking pandemic unemployment benefits. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Hutchinson, a Flawed Site and Defining Exploitation
Gov. Hutchinson puzzled techies and Luddites alike by making a federal case out of what seemed to be a good Samaritan’s report that the Arkansas Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was inadvertently revealing applicants’ Social Security and banking numbers. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
DWS to Lawmakers: Aging System, Quick Work Contributed to PUA Problems
An aging unemployment system and a desire to get money to unemployed people quickly contributed to problems with the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance rollout in Arkansas, DWS leaders say. read more >
by Lance Turner -
State’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Site Back Up
Arkansas’ Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was back up and running on Wednesday. read more >
Hutchinson Decries ‘Partisan Attack’ Over Website, Says FBI Investigating
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the FBI is investigating the data security issue that caused officials to take down the state’s pandemic unemployment website over the weekend. read more >
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AEDC’s Program for Minority Firms Extends Its Mission
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s online directory of minority-owned firms now lists some 275 certified companies, and Pat Brown’s team is busy certifying women-owned businesses. read more >
by Kyle Massey -