31.   The program is operated under a contract with the Virginia-based Vinnell Corp., which has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from it.

32.   The program will be operated by the Academy for at least two more years.

33.   The program is being operated on a trial basis.

34.   The state might need an exemption from Erisa to operate the program.

35.   The SUNY program will be operated in conjunction with the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories.

36.   Those goals include giving states greater flexibility in operating assistance programs for needy families and encouraging self-reliance and family stability.

37.   Transactive Corp., the company that operates the program, wants to renegotiate its contract, because its profits have been cut by the reduced caseload.

38.   When one IM user contacts another, a little window pops up on the computer screen, where they can exchange messages almost instantaneously while operating other programs.

39.   With billions of dollars involved, companies large and small have jumped into the arena, promising to operate programs more efficiently and effectively than public agencies.

40.   Without this kind of standardization, users would have to spend a much longer time learning how to operate each program.