Gov. Kathy Hochul is quietly ending the state’s COVID vaccine digital passport after spending an eye-watering $64 million over two years on an app that is no longer used by New Yorkers.
Hochul, in a statement through her press office Monday, acknowledged the Excelsior App was a relic — and junked it.
The costs of the program exploded from $2.5 million to $17 million and then a sticker price of $64 million over two years in payments to consultants and contractors, according to a probeAll consulting payments, including those made to Deloitte and the Boston Consulting Group, are now the subject of an investigation by the state’s Office of the Inspector General Lucy YangNew York spent an eye-raising $64 million over two years on the Excelsior app.“Good riddance to the Excelsior Pass.
Assemblyman Ron Kim , who didn’t use the COVID passport app, said it’s another example of taxpayers getting fleeced by government consultants.Gov. Kathy Hochul admitted that she’s not salvaging the Excelsior App system for other purposes.While discontinuing the program, Hochul admitted that she’s not even salvaging the Excelsior App system for other purposes.
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