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The city is taking control of a scandal-plagued payroll project away from outside consultants.

Nearly all of the $600 million the city paid for the automated payroll project CityTime was directly or indirectly tainted, authorities now estimate.

New York City has run up some very high bills for information technology services. The Bloomberg administration now says the answer to cost overruns is to rely more on city workers.

New York City Comptroller John Liu gave the go-ahead on the next phase of the 911 call system overhaul now that the Bloomberg administration has reduced its projected cost.

Investigators have seized $26 million from the six people charged in the CityTime kickback and money laundering scheme.

The head of the office that oversees the troubled CityTime payroll system has resigned, effective December 31.

The head of the office that oversees New York City's troubled CityTime payroll system has been shown the door. Joel Bondy, executive director of the city's Office of Payroll Administration, was suspended without pay on Wednesday, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office.

Four consultants have been accused of defrauding New York City of $80 million by steering contracts to shell companies that they controlled. The wife and mother of one of the consultants were also charged. The defendents were charged with conspiracy in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday, but haven't entered pleas.