National Information Consortium Names Kara A. Lapierre Coordinator of E-Government Initiatives

Business Wire,  Dec 16, 1999  

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999--

National Information Consortium, Inc. ("NIC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: EGOV), the nation's leading provider of Internet-based electronic government services, announced today that it has appointed Kara A. LaPierre to the newly created position of Coordinator of Electronic Government Initiatives.

Ms. LaPierre joins NIC from the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council (NECCC), where she served as Director of Operations. She reports to Harry Herington, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Technology Services, NIC.

"Kara is a fantastic addition to our team," said Harry Herington, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Technology Services, NIC. "Her e-government experience and reputation within government is unparalleled and will help NIC better define, develop and deliver its e-government services to both existing and future partners."

Ms. LaPierre joins NIC from Washington, D.C. where she directed the NECCC for the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT). She was responsible for the NECCC's program in government electronic commerce, including managing and executing the activities of work groups in major policy areas. LaPierre helped develop the group's two recent white papers, "Electronic Government: A Blueprint for States" and the "Electronic Payments Primer," which serve as policy guidance for government decision makers seeking e-government solutions. In addition, she represented the interests of members to relevant federal agencies and forums, such as the Internet Council, focusing on public key infrastructure, privacy, and related regulation and practices. She previously served as Policy Analyst for NASACT, researching public policy issues as well as producing legislative briefings and monitoring federal agency and legislative activity.

"I joined NIC because in my experience they by far are the leading providers of comprehensive e-government solutions," said Kara LaPierre. "Their unique and proven partnership model provides the broadest range of government information and services to businesses and citizens. I am very excited to contribute my experience to further NIC's e-government solutions across all government markets."

About NIC

National Information Consortium provides federal, state and local governments with end-to-end e-government solutions, including a broad range of software, services and applications. NIC helps governments use the Internet to reduce costs and provide a higher level of service by building Web sites and applications that allow businesses and citizens to access government information and to complete government-based transactions online. Some examples of applications include: professional license renewals, Internet tax filings, automated UCC file searches and automobile registration renewals. NIC contracts with state and municipal governments to design, build and operate Internet-based portals on their behalf. As of December 1999, NIC had signed contracts with Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Indianapolis and Marion County (Indiana), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Utah and Virginia. Additional information about NIC is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

Special Note: The statements in this release regarding continued implementation of NIC's business model and its development of new products and services are forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These include, among others, the success of the Company in signing contracts with new states and government agencies, including continued favorable government legislation; NIC's ability to develop new services; existing states and agencies adopting those new services; acceptance of e-government solutions by businesses and citizens; competition; and general economic conditions and the other important cautionary statements and risk factors described in NIC's Registration Statement declared effective July 15, 1999 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Company's most recent quarterly report filed with the SEC.

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