NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Chris Neff 435-645-8898 cneff@nicusa.com

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RICHMOND, Va. – March 30, 2006 – The Commonwealth of Virginia has extended the contract for Virginia Interactive, Inc., to manage its official government Web portal (www.Virginia.gov) for another five years. Virginia Interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) and signed its original contract with Virginia in September 1997.

The five-year contract extension was approved by Virginia Chief Information Officer Lem Stewart and went into effect on March 17, 2006. The agreement runs through August 31, 2012.

Since its launch in March 1998, Virginia.gov has been recognized consistently as one of the nation's most progressive eGovernment portals. Working in partnership with Virginia Interactive and NIC, the Commonwealth has introduced many government technology firsts, including interactive online customer service, Web site personalization, personal digital assistant-accessible applications, and the ability to track elections on a real-time basis through Virginia.gov.

Virginia.gov has launched more than 100 online government services during the last eight years, including hunting and fishing licenses, legal plan sellers' registration, unemployment claims, and voter registration verification. In 2005, the portal supported over 5 million unique visitors per month on average and processed more than 30 million transactions

The Commonwealth's official Web site is also among the most honored eGovernment sites. Virginia.gov was ranked best in the nation in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web competition in 2002 and has been a top five finalist for five of the last six years.

“We value our relationship with the Commonwealth of Virginia and thank our partners for this vote of confidence,” said Harry Herington, NIC's Chief Operating Officer. “We look forward to further expansion of our successful eGovernment partnership during the next five years.”

About Virginia.gov
Virginia.gov is the Commonwealth of Virginia's official home page (www.Virginia.gov) and is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Virginia Interactive, a Richmond-based wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC. Virginia.gov was built and is marketed, operated, and maintained by Virginia Interactive on behalf of the Commonwealth.

About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,000 state and local agencies that serve more than 60 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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