CGI signs disaster recovery contact with Louisiana.

MONTREAL, Quebec -- The CGI Group Inc. will assist Louisiana with information technology and business process services under a three-year contract worth $40 million.

CGI is partnering with Louisiana's Division of Administration, Office of Community Development/Disaster Recovery Unit to deliver IT operations and service management to support Louisiana's ongoing Road Home Program.

To successfully manage the complex series of IT interactions that support the Road Home program, the CGI team will provide application maintenance, user support, data warehouse services and reporting, as well as disaster recovery and continuity of operations planning, according to the company.

Louisiana established the Road Home Program, the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to provide financial assistance to property owners, CGI officials explained.