10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period endedJune 30, 2013

Commission file number 000-26621

NIC INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	52-2077581
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

25501 West Valley Parkway, Suite 300, Olathe, Kansas 66061

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(877) 234-3468

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

	Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
	Non-accelerated filer  o	Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

As of July 24, 2013, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, was 64,908,025.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NIC INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except par value amount
		June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash	$	80,688	$	62,358
Trade accounts receivable, net		69,610		55,261
Deferred income taxes, net		956		887
Prepaid expenses & other current assets		7,185		9,340
Total current assets		158,439		127,846
Property and equipment, net		14,548		16,025
Intangible assets, net		1,470		1,016
Other assets		255		253
Total assets	$	174,712	$	145,140
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	48,220	$	43,664
Accrued expenses		18,771		18,948
Other current liabilities		1,388		208
Total current liabilities		68,379		62,820
Deferred income taxes, net		2,277		2,050
Other long-term liabilities		2,060		1,346
Total liabilities		72,716		66,216
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 2 and 5)		-		-
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par, 200,000 shares authorized,
64,908 and 64,628 shares issued and outstanding		6		6
Additional paid-in capital		86,616		84,308
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		15,374		(5,390	)
Total stockholders' equity		101,996		78,924
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	174,712	$	145,140
The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NIC INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except per share amounts
	Three months ended					Six months ended
	June 30,					June 30,
Revenues:	2013			2012		2013			2012
Portal revenues	$	62,094		$	49,042	$	120,136		$	94,754
Software & services revenues		3,844			2,940		7,026			5,971
Total revenues		65,938			51,982		127,162			100,725
Operating expenses:
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization		34,899			30,550		67,661			59,301
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization		1,189			1,008		2,292			1,966
Selling & administrative		10,058			8,383		19,667			16,318
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		-			81		-			161
Depreciation & amortization		2,049			1,319		4,076			2,630
Total operating expenses		48,195			41,341		93,696			80,376
Operating income		17,743			10,641		33,466			20,349
Other expense, net		(2	)		-		(21	)		(1	)
Income before income taxes		17,741			10,641		33,445			20,348
Income tax provision		6,933			4,548		12,681			8,627
Net income	$	10,808		$	6,093	$	20,764		$	11,721
Basic net income per share (Note 1)	$	0.16		$	0.09	$	0.32		$	0.18
Diluted net income per share (Note 1)	$	0.16		$	0.09	$	0.32		$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		64,890			64,489		64,800			64,393
Diluted		64,890			64,489		64,800			64,393
The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NIC INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
thousands
						Additional
	Common Stock					Paid-in			Retained Earnings
	Shares			Amount		Capital			(Accumulated Deficit)			Total
Balance, January 1, 2013		64,628		$	6	$	84,308		$	(5,390	)	$	78,924
Net income		-			-		-			20,764			20,764
Restricted stock vestings		275			-		83			-			83
Dividend equivalents cancelled upon forfeiture of
performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-		50			-			50
Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of
restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings		(83	)		-		(1,409	)		-			(1,409	)
Stock-based compensation		-			-		2,077			-			2,077
Tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation		-			-		736			-			736
Shares issuable in lieu of dividend payments on unvested
performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-		(133	)		-			(133	)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		88			-		904			-			904
Balance, June 30, 2013		64,908		$	6	$	86,616		$	15,374		$	101,996
The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NIC INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands
	Six months ended
	June 30,
	2013			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	20,764		$	11,721
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		-			161
Depreciation & amortization		4,076			2,630
Stock-based compensation expense		2,077			1,857
Deferred income taxes		(820	)		(464	)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		21			1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in trade accounts receivable, net		(14,349	)		(5,823	)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses & other current assets		3,133			(2,586	)
(Increase) in other assets		(2	)		(2	)
Increase in accounts payable		4,556			3,153
(Decrease) in accrued expenses		(1,672	)		(502	)
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities		1,180			(100	)
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities		714			(73	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		19,678			9,973
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(2,258	)		(2,664	)
Capitalized internal use software development costs		(730	)		(349	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,988	)		(3,013	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from employee common stock purchases		904			806
Tax deductions related to stock-based compensation		736			770
Net cash provided by financing activities		1,640			1,576
Net increase in cash		18,330			8,536
Cash, beginning of period		62,358			61,639
Cash, end of period	$	80,688		$	70,175
Other cash flow information:
Non-cash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued but not yet paid	$	86		$	2,964
Cash payments:
Income taxes paid	$	6,194		$	8,649
Cash dividends on common stock previously restricted for payment of dividend	$	-		$	16,231
The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NIC INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of NIC Inc. and its subsidiaries (“NIC” or the “Company”) included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In management's opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates and for the interim periods presented. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013, and Part I, Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Form 10-Q. The consolidated balance sheet data included herein as of December 31, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2013.

1. THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

NIC is a leading provider of eGovernment services that helps governments use the Internet to reduce internal costs, increase efficiencies and provide a higher level of service to businesses and citizens. The Company accomplishes this currently through two channels: its primary outsourced portal businesses and its software & services businesses.

In its primary outsourced portal businesses, the Company generally designs, builds, and operates Internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of state and local governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete secure government-based transactions through multiple online channels, including mobile devices. These portals consist of websites and applications the Company has built that allow businesses and citizens to access government information online and complete transactions, such as applying for a permit, retrieving government records, or filing a government-mandated form or report. Operating under multiple-year contracts (see Note 2), NIC markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting users to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company typically manages operations for each contractual relationship through separate local subsidiaries that operate as decentralized businesses with a high degree of autonomy. NIC’s self-funded business model allows the Company to generate revenues by sharing in the fees the Company collects from eGovernment transactions. The Company’s government partners benefit through reducing their financial and technology risks, increasing their operational efficiencies, and gaining a centralized, customer-focused presence on the Internet, while businesses and citizens receive a faster, more convenient, and more cost-effective means to interact with governments. The Company is typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the outsourced government portals.

The Company’s software & services businesses primarily include its subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies (see Note 2).

Basis of presentation

The Company classifies its revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category generally includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries operating enterprise-wide outsourced portals on behalf of state and local governments. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. The primary categories of operating expenses include: cost of portal revenues, cost of software & services revenues, selling & administrative, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and depreciation & amortization. Cost of portal revenues consists of all direct costs associated with operating government portals on an outsourced basis including employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, telecommunications, fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Cost of software & services revenues consists of all direct project costs to provide software development and services such as employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, and all other direct project costs including hardware, software, materials, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Selling & administrative costs consist primarily of corporate-level expenses relating to human resource management, administration, information technology, security, legal, finance and accounting, internal audit and all costs of non-customer service personnel from the Company’s software & services businesses, including information systems and office rent. Selling & administrative costs also consist of stock-based compensation and corporate-level expenses for market development and public relations. In addition, selling & administrative costs include legal fees and other third-party costs, net of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance received, incurred in connection with the previously disclosed SEC matter (see Note 5). 

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Trade accounts receivable

The Company records trade accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts. The Company calculates this allowance based on its history of write-offs, the level of past-due accounts, and its relationship with, and the economic status of, its customers. Trade accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received.

As previously disclosed, the Pennsylvania Treasury issued a press release stating that it rejected four invoices, totaling approximately $3.5 million, previously submitted by the Company’s subsidiary, Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC (“PI”), for eGovernment services provided from January 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Commonwealth”). According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury rejected the invoices because the administration had not obtained approvals from the Attorney General for what the Treasurer characterized as “amendments” to the Commonwealth’s Master Contract with PI, insufficient justification of the specific payment amounts requested and an inadequate basis for granting a no-bid contract if cash payments from the Commonwealth were to be included. According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury’s rejection notice advised the administration to resubmit the PI contract to the Office of Attorney General for review. NIC continues to operate in good faith under the contract, and remains committed to helping the Commonwealth address the issues outlined by the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Review. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has recorded as revenues the uncollected amounts due from the Commonwealth totaling approximately $5.1 million earned since the commencement of the contract on January 1, 2013 ($2.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and $2.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2013). The Company is in the early stages of discussing this matter with Commonwealth administration officials, and due to the preliminary nature of discussions, is currently unable to estimate the amount or range of amounts, if any, that it may not be able to collect from the Commonwealth. The Company believes that it is contractually entitled to, and intends to continue to pursue collection of, the full amounts due from the Commonwealth. If the Company is unable to collect, or determines it is probable that it will not collect, some or all of the amounts due from the Commonwealth, its results of operations, cash flows, financial condition, and liquidity may be adversely affected.

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts at both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $0.6 million.

Earnings per share

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to undistributed earnings that would otherwise have been available to common stockholders. The Company’s service-based restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are considered participating securities. Accordingly, service-based restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method for all periods presented. Unvested service-based restricted shares totaled approximately 0.8 million and 0.9 million at June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Basic earnings per share is calculated by first allocating earnings between common stockholders and participating securities. Earnings attributable to common stockholders are divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by giving effect to dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of shares related to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan is determined based on the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of service-based restricted stock awards is based on the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method assuming a reallocation of undistributed earnings to common stockholders after considering the dilutive effect of potential common shares other than the participating unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock awards is based on the treasury stock method.

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	10,808		$	6,093		$	20,764		$	11,721
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		(118	)		(78	)		(230	)		(152	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	10,690		$	6,015		$	20,534		$	11,569
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-			-			-
Weighted average shares - diluted		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) provides deposit insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor for deposit accounts at each FDIC-insured depository institution. At June 30, 2013, the amount of cash covered by FDIC deposit insurance was approximately $9.8 million, and approximately $70.9 million of cash was above the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable.

2. OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Outsourced State Portal Contracts

The Company's outsourced state government portal contracts generally have an initial multi-year term with provisions for renewals for various periods at the option of the government. The Company’s primary business obligation under these contracts is generally to design, build, and operate Internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete government-based transactions online. NIC typically markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting the user to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company enters into separate agreements with various agencies and divisions of the government to provide specific services and to conduct specific transactions. These agreements preliminarily establish the pricing of the electronic transactions and data access services the Company provides and the division of revenues between the Company and the government agency. The government oversight authority must approve prices and revenue sharing agreements. The Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by NIC, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of the respective contract to NIC.

The Company is typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the government portals, and generally owns all of the intellectual property in connection with the applications developed under these contracts. After completion of the initial contract term, the government partner typically receives a perpetual, royalty-free license to use the software only in its own portal. However, certain customer management, billing and payment processing software applications that the Company has developed and standardized centrally and that are utilized by the Company’s portal businesses, are being provided to an increasing number of government partners on a software-as-a-service, or “SaaS,” basis, and thus would not be included in any royalty-free license. If the Company’s contract were not to be renewed after a defined term, the government agency would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for services provided by the Company on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the partners on a fee-for-service basis.

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Any renewal of these contracts beyond the initial term by the government is optional and a government may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date upon specific cause events that are not cured within a specified period. In addition, 15 contracts under which the Company provides outsourced state portal services can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 54% and 55%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. In the event that any of these contracts is terminated without cause, the terms of the respective contract may require the government to pay a fee to the Company in order to continue to use the Company’s software in its portal. In addition, the loss of one or more of the Company’s larger state portal partners, such as Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, or Utah, as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the respective contract, if such partner is not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. See the discussion below under “Expiring Contracts” regarding the expiration of the Company’s contracts with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Arizona.

At June 30, 2013, the Company was bound by performance bond commitments totaling approximately $6.1 million on certain outsourced portal contracts. The Company has never had any defaults resulting in draws on performance bonds. Under a typical portal contract, the Company is required to fully indemnify its government clients against claims that the Company’s services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others and against claims arising from the Company’s performance or the performance of the Company’s subcontractors under the contract.

The following is a summary of the portals through which the Company provides outsourced portal services to state governments at June 30, 2013:

NIC Portal Entity	Portal Website (State)	Year Services Commenced	Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through)
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC	www.wisconsin.gov (Wisconsin)	2013	5/13/2018 (5/13/2023)
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC	www.pa.gov (Pennsylvania)	2012	11/30/2017 (11/30/2022)
NICUSA, OR Division	www.oregon.gov (Oregon)	2011	11/22/2021
NICUSA, MD Division	www.maryland.gov (Maryland)	2011	8/10/2016 (8/10/2019)
Delaware Interactive, LLC	www.delaware.gov (Delaware)	2011	9/25/2014 (9/25/2017)
Mississippi Interactive, LLC	www.ms.gov (Mississippi)	2011	12/31/2015 (12/31/2021)
New Jersey Interactive, LLC	www.nj.gov (New Jersey)	2009	6/30/2014
New Mexico Interactive, LLC	www.mvd.newmexico.gov (New Mexico)	2009	6/30/2014
Texas NICUSA, LLC	www.Texas.gov (Texas)	2009	8/31/2016
West Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.WV.gov (West Virginia)	2007	6/30/2013 (Contract has been temporarily extended to allow the state time to finalize contract terms and conditions)
NICUSA, AZ Division	www.AZ.gov (Arizona)	2007	In transition period – 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC	www.Vermont.gov (Vermont)	2006	6/8/2016 (6/8/2019)
Colorado Interactive, LLC	www.Colorado.gov (Colorado)	2005	5/18/2014
South Carolina Interactive, LLC	www.SC.gov (South Carolina)	2005	7/15/2014
Kentucky Interactive, LLC	www.Kentucky.gov (Kentucky)	2003	8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)
Alabama Interactive, LLC	www.Alabama.gov (Alabama)	2002	2/28/2015 (2/28/2017)
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC	www.RI.gov (Rhode Island)	2001	8/31/2013
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC	www.OK.gov (Oklahoma)	2001	12/31/2013 (12/31/2014)
Montana Interactive, LLC	www.MT.gov (Montana)	2001	12/31/2015 (12/31/2020)
NICUSA, TN Division	www.TN.gov (Tennessee)	2000	9/30/2014 (3/30/2016)
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC	www.eHawaii.gov (Hawaii)	2000	1/3/2016 (unlimited 3-year renewal options)
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC	www.Idaho.gov (Idaho)	2000	6/30/2015
Utah Interactive, LLC	www.Utah.gov (Utah)	1999	6/5/2016 (6/5/2019)
Maine Information Network, LLC	www.Maine.gov (Maine)	1999	7/1/2014 (3/14/2018)
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC	www.Arkansas.gov (Arkansas)	1997	6/30/2018
Iowa Interactive, LLC	www.Iowa.gov (Iowa)	1997	9/30/2013
Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.Virginia.gov (Virginia)	1997	Expired – in transition period ending 8/31/2013*
Indiana Interactive, LLC	www.IN.gov (Indiana)	1995	7/1/2014
Nebraska Interactive, LLC	www.Nebraska.gov (Nebraska)	1995	1/31/2016
Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.	www.Kansas.gov (Kansas)	1992	12/31/2014 (12/31/2017)
*Except as to two Virginia state agency services ending 2/28/2015 (8/31/2015) and 8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company received a one-year contract extension from the state of Kansas, a two-year contract extension from the state of Nebraska and a four-month contract extension from the state of Vermont. Additionally, the Company received a five-month contract extension from the state of Rhode Island.

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During the second quarter of 2013, the Company was awarded a five-year contract by the state of Wisconsin to manage its government portal, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract up to an additional five years. In addition, the Company was awarded a new three-year contract from the state of Vermont, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract for one additional three-year period. The Company also received a two-year contract extension from the state of Idaho, one-year contract extensions from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the states of New Jersey and New Mexico, and six-month contract extensions from the state of Iowa and the state of Arizona with respect to the expiring Arizona portal contract. As discussed below, although the contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia has expired, during the second quarter of 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a Virginia state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 18 months through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a second Virginia state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 12 months through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015.

Outsourced Federal Contracts

NIC Technologies has a contract with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) to develop and manage the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (“PSP”) for motor carriers nationwide, using the self-funded, transaction-based business model. During the first quarter of 2013, the FMCSA exercised the third of its four one-year renewal options for the PSP contract, extending its term through February 16, 2014. As previously disclosed, the Company’s contract with the Federal Election Commission to design and develop online federal campaign expenditure and ethics compliance systems for federal agencies expired on June 30, 2013. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the FEC contract accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

Any renewal of the contract with the FMCSA beyond the initial term is at the option of the FMCSA and the contract can be terminated by the FMCSA without cause on a specified period of notice. The loss of the contract as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the contract, if not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. In addition, the Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain under the contract with the FMCSA. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by the Company, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of this contract.

Expiring Contracts

As of June 30, 2013, there were nine contracts under which the Company provides outsourced portal services or software development and services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following June 30, 2013. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 21% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. As described above, if a contract is not renewed after a defined term, the government partner would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for the services the Company provides on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the government agency on a fee-for-service basis.

The contract under which the Company’s subsidiary, Virginia Interactive, LLC (“VI”), provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia, expired on August 31, 2012. As more fully disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 18, 2012, VI chose not to agree to terms mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a new contract. Beginning September 1, 2012, VI began providing transition services as required by the contract, and may do so for up to one year following the contract expiration to the extent requested by agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia. During the second quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 18 months through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015. During the third quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a second state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 12 months through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015. The Company has evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of VI’s contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Virginia portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, NICUSA, Inc. (“NICUSA”), chose not to respond to a request for proposal issued by the state of Arizona for a new contract. The contract under which NICUSA provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the state of Arizona expired on June 26, 2013. However, during the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a six month contract extension from the state of Arizona to provide transition services through December 26, 2013, which includes options for the government to extend the contract for two additional three-month periods. The Company has evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of NICUSA’s contract with the state of Arizona, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Arizona portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

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3. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

During the first and second quarters of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company granted to certain management-level employees, executive officers, and non-employee directors, service-based restricted stock awards totaling 231,727 shares and 29,616 shares, respectively, with a grant-date fair value totaling approximately $3.9 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Such restricted stock awards vest beginning one year from the date of grant in cumulative annual installments of 25%. Restricted stock is valued at the date of grant, based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock, and expensed using the straight-line method over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the award). The Company excludes compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based upon estimated forfeitures.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company also granted to certain executive officers performance-based restricted stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Company’s executive compensation program totaling 115,696 shares, with a grant-date fair value of $16.24 per share, totaling approximately $1.9 million, which represents the maximum number of shares able to be earned by the executive officers at the end of a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2015. The actual number of shares earned will be based on the Company’s performance related to the following performance criteria over the performance period:

● Operating income growth (three-year compound annual growth rate);

● Total consolidated revenue growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); and

● Cash flow return on invested capital (three-year average).

At the end of the three-year period, the executive officers are eligible to receive up to a specified number of shares based upon the Company’s performance relative to these performance criteria over the performance period. In addition, the executive officers will accrue dividend equivalents for any cash dividend declared during the performance period, payable in the form of shares of Company common stock, based upon the maximum number of shares to be earned by the executive officers for each performance-based restricted stock award. Such hypothetical cash dividend payment shall be divided by the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the dividend payment date to determine the maximum number of notional shares to be awarded. At the end of the three-year performance period and on the date some or all of the shares are paid under the agreement, a pro rata number of notional dividend shares will be converted into an equivalent number of dividend shares paid and granted to the executive officers based upon the actual number of underlying shares earned during the performance period.

At December 31, 2012, the three-year performance period related to the performance-based restricted stock awards granted to certain executive officers on February 1, 2010 ended. Based on the Company’s actual financial results from 2010 through 2012, 78,747 of the shares subject to the awards and 8,013 dividend shares were earned and vested on February 1, 2013.

Stock-based compensation cost for performance-based restricted stock awards is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of shares expected to be earned at the end of the performance period, and is recognized as expense over the performance period based upon the probable number of shares expected to vest. The Company estimates and excludes compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based upon estimated forfeitures.

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	$	306		$	275		$	563		$	488
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization		19			21			36			30
Selling & administrative		874			838			1,478			1,339
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes		1,199			1,134			2,077			1,857
Income tax benefit		(469	)		(485	)		(788	)		(787	)
Net stock-based compensation expense	$	730		$	649		$	1,289		$	1,070

4. DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment to extend its $10 million unsecured revolving credit agreement with a bank to May 1, 2015. This revolving credit facility is available to finance working capital, issue letters of credit and finance general corporate purposes. The Company can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $5 million, which reduces the maximum amount available for borrowing under the facility. Interest on amounts borrowed is payable at a base rate or a Eurodollar rate, in each case as defined in the agreement. The base rate is equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the bank’s prime rate. Fees on outstanding letters of credit are either 1.50% (if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1) or 1.75% (if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 1.25:1) of face value per annum.

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The terms of the agreement provide for customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. The amendment also continues to require the Company to maintain compliance with the following financial covenants (in each case, as defined in the agreement):

● Consolidated minimum annual EBITDA of at least $12 million, computed quarterly on a rolling 12-month basis;

● Consolidated tangible net worth of at least $36 million; and

● Consolidated maximum leverage ratio of 1.5:1.

The Company was in compliance with each of the covenants listed above at June 30, 2013. The Company issues letters of credit as collateral for certain office leases, and to a lesser extent, as collateral for performance on certain of its outsourced government portal contracts. These irrevocable letters of credit are generally in force for one year. In total, the Company and its subsidiaries had unused outstanding letters of credit of approximately $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company is not currently required to cash collateralize these letters of credit. The Company had $3.4 million in available capacity to issue additional letters of credit and $8.4 million of unused borrowing capacity at June 30, 2013 under the facility. Letters of credit may have an expiration date of up to one year beyond the expiration date of the credit agreement.

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SEC Matter

Selling & administrative expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 include approximately $1.9 million of legal fees and other third-party costs related to the previously disclosed SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.5 million of reimbursement by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier that is expected to be collected subsequent to June 30, 2013, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.4 million related to the SEC matter. Selling & administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 include approximately $3.7 million of legal fees and other third party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $2.9 million of insurance reimbursement, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.8 million related to the SEC matter. Selling & administrative expenses for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 include approximately $1.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, of legal fees and other third party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of insurance reimbursement, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012. The Company promptly submits any invoices potentially reimbursable under its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies to its carrier for reimbursement. For expenses that are subject to reimbursement, the Company does not generally receive reimbursement for 90 to 120 days. To the extent that the carrier agrees to reimburse the Company for expenses previously recorded in selling & administrative expenses, the Company treats any such reimbursement as a reduction of selling & administrative expenses in the period such reimbursement is determined to be estimable and probable.

The Company expects to continue to incur obligations to advance legal fees and other expenses to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in connection with the previously disclosed civil action by the SEC against him. The Company is not party to the civil action, but is obligated to provide indemnification in certain circumstances (including advancing certain defense costs) to its Chief Financial Officer in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and its indemnification agreement with him. In addition, the Company expects to continue to incur costs responding to subpoenas and other discovery requests relating to the civil action. The civil action seeks from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer civil money penalties, and an injunction against further violations of certain federal securities laws, a prohibition against his acting as an officer or director of a publicly-traded company, and disgorgement. The Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier has agreed to reimburse the Company for reasonable costs of defense advanced by the Company to its Chief Financial Officer in the SEC civil action. Because the Company is not directly involved in the defense of the proceeding and because of the inherent uncertainty in predicting any future settlement or judicial decision and any indemnification obligation of the Company in connection with any such resolution, the Company is not able to estimate or predict the extent of any indemnification obligation of the Company to its Chief Financial Officer or other costs resulting from the civil action, the amount or timing of and eligibility for reimbursements from the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier associated with the civil action, any possible loss or possible range of loss associated with the civil action, or any potential effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. On July 12, 2013, attorneys for both the SEC and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer filed motions for summary judgment, which may limit the claims to be tried; however, court rulings on the motions are not expected to be issued for several weeks. The case is presently set for trial to begin on November 12, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas.

Litigation

The Company is involved from time to time in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. However, the Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

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6. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 39% and 38%, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, compared to 43% and 42%, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. The Company’s effective tax rate in the current quarter was lower than the prior year quarter mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The Company’s effective tax rate in the current year-to-date period was lower than the prior year period mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was recognized in the first quarter of 2013, and approximately $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act retroactively extended the federal research and development credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 41 (which previously expired at the end of 2011) through the end of 2013. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance, the Company recognized the impact of this legislation for the 2012 tax year in the first quarter of 2013, when the Act was signed into law.

7. SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION

The Outsourced Portals segment is the Company’s only reportable segment and generally includes the Company’s subsidiaries operating enterprise-wide outsourced state and local government portals and the corporate divisions that directly support portal operations. The Other Software & Services category primarily includes the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. Each of the Company’s businesses within the Other Software & Services category is an operating segment and has been grouped together to form the Other Software & Services category, as none of the operating segments meets the quantitative threshold of a separately reportable segment. Unallocated corporate-level expenses are reported in the reconciliation of the segment totals to the related consolidated totals as “Other Reconciling Items.” There have been no significant intersegment transactions for the periods reported. The summary of significant accounting policies applies to all reportable and operating segments.

The measure of profitability by which management, including the Company’s chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them is operating income (loss). Segment assets or other segment balance sheet information is not presented to the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Accordingly, the Company has not presented information relating to segment assets.

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling  Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	62,094	$	3,844	$	-		$	65,938
Costs & expenses		37,463		1,321		7,362			46,146
Depreciation & amortization		1,971		14		64			2,049
Operating income (loss)	$	22,660	$	2,509	$	(7,426	)	$	17,743
2012
Revenues	$	49,042	$	2,940	$	-		$	51,982
Costs & expenses		32,606		1,075		6,260			39,941
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		81		-		-			81
Depreciation & amortization		1,247		14		58			1,319
Operating income (loss)	$	15,108	$	1,851	$	(6,318	)	$	10,641

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The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	25,169		$	16,959
Other reconciling items		(7,426	)		(6,318	)
Other expense, net		(2	)		-
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	17,741		$	10,641

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	120,136	$	7,026	$	-		$	127,162
Costs & expenses		72,338		2,526		14,756			89,620
Depreciation & amortization		3,918		29		129			4,076
Operating income (loss)	$	43,880	$	4,471	$	(14,885	)	$	33,466
2012
Revenues	$	94,754	$	5,971	$	-		$	100,725
Costs & expenses		63,022		2,074		12,489			77,585
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		161		-		-			161
Depreciation & amortization		2,481		28		121			2,630
Operating income (loss)	$	29,090	$	3,869	$	(12,610	)	$	20,349

The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	48,351		$	32,959
Other reconciling items		(14,885	)		(12,610	)
Other expense, net		(21	)		(1	)
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	33,445		$	20,348

For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company’s Texas portal contract accounted for approximately 22% and 23%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues. For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s Texas portal contract accounted for approximately 20% and 21%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues. No other state portal contract accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 or 2012.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding NIC Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “NIC”, “we” or “us”) and its business, which are not current or historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements of plans and objectives, statements of future economic performance or financial projections, statements regarding the planned implementation of new portal contracts, statements of assumptions underlying such statements, and statements of the Company’s or management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or predictions of the future. For example, statements like we “expect,” we “believe,” we “plan,” we “intend,” or we “anticipate” are forward-looking statements. Investors should be aware that our actual operating results and financial performance may differ materially from our expressed expectations because of risks and uncertainties about the future including those risks discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2013.

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, NIC’s ability to  successfully integrate into its operations recently awarded eGovernment contracts; NIC’s ability to implement its new portal contracts in a timely and cost-effective manner; NIC’s ability to successfully increase the adoption and use of eGovernment services; the possibility of reductions in fees or revenues as a result of budget deficits, government shutdowns, or changes in government policy; NIC’s ability to collect outstanding accounts receivable from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the success of the Company in renewing existing contracts and in signing contracts with new states and federal government agencies; continued favorable government legislation; NIC’s ability to develop new services; existing states and agencies adopting those new services; acceptance of eGovernment services by businesses and citizens; competition; the possibility of security breaches through cyber-attacks; and general economic conditions and the other factors discussed under “CAUTIONS ABOUT FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS” in Part I and “RISK FACTORS” in Part I, Item 1A of NIC’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2013 with the SEC. Investors should read all of these discussions of risks carefully.

All forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report. We will not necessarily update the information in this Form 10-Q if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.

WHAT WE DO – AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We are a leading provider of eGovernment services that help governments use the Internet to reduce internal costs, increase efficiencies, and provide a higher level of service to businesses and citizens. We accomplish this currently through two channels: our primary outsourced portal businesses and our software & services businesses.

In our primary outsourced portal businesses, we generally enter into contracts primarily with state and local governments to design, build, and operate Internet-based enterprise-wide portals on their behalf. We typically enter into multi-year contracts and manage operations for each government partner through separate local subsidiaries that operate as decentralized businesses with a high degree of autonomy. Our portals consist of websites and applications that we build, which allow businesses and citizens to access government information through multiple online channels, including mobile, and complete secure transactions, including applying for a permit, retrieving government records, or filing a government-mandated form or report. We help increase our government partners’ revenues by expanding the distribution of their information assets and increasing the number of financial transactions conducted with governments. We do this by marketing portal services and soliciting users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts that permit users to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. We are typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the government portals. Our unique self-funded business model allows us to generate revenues by sharing in the fees collected from eGovernment transactions. Our partners benefit because they reduce their financial and technology risks, increase their operational efficiencies, and gain a centralized, customer-focused presence on the Internet, while businesses and citizens gain a faster, more convenient, and more cost-effective means to interact with governments.

On behalf of our government partners, we enter into separate agreements with various agencies and divisions of the government to provide specific services and to conduct specific transactions. These agreements preliminarily establish the pricing of the electronic transactions and data access services we provide and the division of revenues between the Company and the government agency. The government oversight authority must approve prices and revenue sharing agreements. We have limited control over the level of fees we are permitted to retain. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by us, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of the respective contract to us. We typically own all the intellectual property in connection with the applications developed under these contracts. After completion of the initial contract term, the government partner typically receives a perpetual, royalty-free license to use the software only in its own portal. However, certain customer management, billing and payment processing software applications that we have developed and standardized centrally and that are utilized by our portal businesses, are being provided to an increasing number of our government partners on a software-as-a-service, or “SaaS,” basis, and thus would not be included in any royalty-free license. If our contract was not renewed after a defined term, the government agency would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for the services we provide on a SaaS basis, which would be available to our partners on a fee-for-service basis. We also provide certain payment processing services on a SaaS basis to a few private sector companies and non-NIC portal states, and may continue to market these services to other entities in the future. Historically, however, revenues from these services have not been significant. In some cases, we enter into contracts to provide consulting, application development and portal management services to governments in exchange for an agreed-upon fee.

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Any renewal of the outsourced portal contracts beyond the initial term is optional and a government may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date upon specific cause events that are not cured within a specified period. In addition, 15 contracts under which we provide outsourced state portal services can be terminated without cause on a specified period of notice. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 54% and 55%, respectively, of our total consolidated revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. In the event that any of these contracts is terminated without cause, the terms of the respective contract may require the government to pay a fee to us in order to continue to use our software in its portal. In addition, the loss of one or more of our larger state portal partners, such as Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, or Utah, as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the respective contract, if such partner is not replaced, could significantly reduce our revenues and profitability. See the discussion below regarding the expiration of contracts with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Arizona.

In our software & services businesses, the majority of our revenues are generated from a contract with a federal agency, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”), to provide outsourced services through our NIC Technologies subsidiary. NIC Technologies has a contract with the FMCSA to develop and manage the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (“PSP”) for motor carriers nationwide, using the self-funded, transaction-based business model. During the first quarter of 2013, the FMCSA exercised the third of its four one-year renewal options for the PSP contract, extending its term through February 16, 2014. NIC Technologies also designs and develops online campaign expenditure and ethics compliance systems for federal and state government agencies. Its contract with the state of Michigan expires on September 30, 2013, and its contract with the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) expired on June 30, 2013. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the FEC contract accounted for less than 1% of our total consolidated revenues.

Any renewal of these software & services contracts beyond the initial term is optional and a government agency may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date upon specific cause events that are not cured within a specified period. The contract with the FMCSA can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice. The loss of the contract with the FMCSA, as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the contract, if not replaced, could significantly reduce our revenues and profitability. In addition, we have limited control over the level of fees we are permitted to retain under the contract with the FMCSA. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by us, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of this contract to us.

As of June 30, 2013, there were nine contracts under which we provide outsourced portal services or software development and services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following June 30, 2013. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 21% of our total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. As described above, if a contract is not renewed after a defined term, the government partner would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation on our part, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for the services we provide on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the government agency on a fee-for-service basis.

The contract under which our subsidiary, Virginia Interactive, LLC (“VI”), provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia, expired on August 31, 2012. As more fully disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by us with the SEC on April 18, 2012, VI chose not to agree to terms mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a new contract. Beginning September 1, 2012, VI began providing transition services as required by the contract, and may do so for up to one year following the contract expiration to the extent requested by agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia. During the second quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 18 months through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015. During the third quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a second state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 12 months through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015. We have evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of VI’s contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Virginia portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of our total consolidated revenues.

During the first quarter of 2013, our subsidiary, NICUSA, Inc. (“NICUSA”), chose not to respond to a request for proposal issued by the state of Arizona for a new contract. The contract under which NICUSA provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the state of Arizona expired on June 26, 2013. However, during the second quarter of 2013, we received a six month contract extension from the state of Arizona to provide transition services through December 26, 2013, which includes options for the government to extend the contract for two additional three-month periods. We have evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of NICUSA’s contract with the state of Arizona, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Arizona portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of our total consolidated revenues.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

We classify our revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category includes revenues and cost of revenues primarily from our subsidiaries operating state and local government portals on an enterprise-wide outsourced basis. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from our subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. We currently derive revenues from three main sources: transaction-based fees, time and materials-based fees for application development, and fixed fees for portal management services. Each of these revenue types and the corresponding business models are further described below.

Our outsourced portal businesses

We categorize our portal revenues according to the underlying source of revenue. A brief description of each category follows:

● DMV transaction-based: these are transaction fees for providing electronic access to motor vehicle driver history records, referred to as DMV records, from our state portals to data resellers, insurance companies, and other pre-authorized customers on behalf of our state partners, and are generally recurring.

● Non-DMV transaction-based: these are transaction fees from sources other than electronic access to DMV records, for transactions conducted by business users and consumer users through our portals, and are generally recurring. For a representative listing of non-DMV services we currently offer through our portals, refer to Part I, Item 1 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.

● Portal software development: these are revenues from the performance of application development projects and other time and materials services for our government partners. While we actively market these services, they do not have the same degree of predictability as our transaction-based or portal management revenues. As a result, these revenues are excluded from our recurring portal revenue percentage.

● Portal management:  these are revenues from the performance of fixed fee portal management services for our government partners in the states of Arizona, Indiana and Delaware and are generally recurring.

 Our software & services businesses

NIC Technologies currently derives a significant portion of its revenues from its contract with the FMCSA to develop and manage the PSP for motor carriers nationwide, using a self-funded, transaction-based business model. NIC Technologies recognizes revenues from this contract (primarily transaction-based information access fees) when the services are provided. NIC Technologies also derives a portion of its revenues from fixed fee and time and materials application development and outsourced maintenance contracts with other government agencies and recognizes revenues as services are provided.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies from the information provided under “Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this Form 10-Q.

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
Key Financial Metrics	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenue growth - outsourced portals		27	%		12	%		27	%		13	%
Same state revenue growth - outsourced portals		19	%		6	%		18	%		8	%
Recurring portal revenue as a % of total portal revenues		94	%		90	%		95	%		91	%
Gross profit % - outsourced portals		44	%		38	%		44	%		37	%
Revenue growth - software & services		31	%		11	%		18	%		19	%
Gross profit % - software & services		69	%		66	%		67	%		67	%
Selling & administrative expenses as a % of total revenues		15	%		16	%		15	%		16	%
Operating income margin % (operating income as a % of total revenues)		27	%		20	%		26	%		20	%

PORTAL REVENUES. In the analysis below, we have categorized our portal revenues according to the underlying source of revenue (in thousands), with the corresponding percentage increase or decrease from the prior year period.

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
Portal Revenue Analysis		2013	% Change			2012		2013	% Change			2012
DMV transaction-based	$	22,030	24%		$	17,697	$	44,792	28%		$	35,116
Non-DMV transaction-based		34,005	40%			24,298		64,175	38%			46,610
Portal software development		3,494	(26%	)		4,697		6,039	(27%	)		8,328
Portal management		2,565	9%			2,350		5,130	9%			4,700
Total	$	62,094	27%		$	49,042	$	120,136	27%		$	94,754

Portal revenues in the current quarter increased 27%, or approximately $13.1 million, over the prior year quarter. Of this increase, (i) 19%, or approximately $9.2 million, was attributable to an increase in same state portal revenues (portals in operation and generating revenues for two full periods); and (ii) 8%, or approximately $3.9 million, was attributable to increases from our newer portals in Maryland, which began to generate revenues in May 2012; Oregon, which began to generate revenues in June 2012; and Pennsylvania, which began to generate revenues in January 2013. As further discussed in Note 1 in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q and in Liquidity and Capital Resources below, we have yet to collect any amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and currently are unable to estimate the amount or range of amounts, if any, we may not be able to collect from the Commonwealth.

Same state portal revenues in the current quarter increased 19% over the prior year quarter, primarily due to higher revenues from our Texas, Colorado, and New Jersey portals, among others. Our same state revenue growth in the current quarter was higher than the 6% revenue growth we achieved in the prior year quarter due mainly to higher same state non-DMV transaction-based revenues and, to a lesser extent, higher same state DMV transaction-based revenues, which were partially offset by lower portal software development revenues. Same state non-DMV transaction-based revenues increased 40% in the current quarter due to strong performance from several key services, including tax filings and motor vehicle registrations in New Jersey, court record searches in Colorado, and the motor vehicle inspection service for the Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) as part of the DPS Direct suite of services that we are implementing for the DPS. Same state non-DMV transaction-based revenue growth was 12% in the prior year quarter. Same state DMV revenues increased 5% in the current quarter compared to a 1% decrease in the prior year quarter, mainly due to an increase in transaction volume at our Texas portal, among others. Our same state portal software development revenues decreased 30% in the current quarter, primarily due to the expiration of certain Master Work Order projects in Texas on August 31, 2012.

Portal revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 increased 27%, or approximately $25.4 million, over the prior year period. Of this increase, (i) 18%, or approximately $16.5 million, was attributable to an increase in same state portal revenues; and (ii) 9%, or approximately $8.9 million, was attributable to increases from our newer portals in Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania. See the discussion above regarding the collectability of amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Same state portal revenues in the current year-to-date period increased 18% over the prior year period, primarily due to higher revenues from our Texas, New Jersey, Colorado and Indiana portals, among others. Our same state revenue growth in the current year-to-date period was higher than the 8% revenue growth we achieved in the prior year period due mainly to higher same state non-DMV transaction-based revenues and, to a lesser extent, higher same state DMV transaction-based revenues, which were partially offset by lower portal software development revenues. Same state non-DMV transaction-based revenues increased 37% in the current year-to-date period due to strong performance from several key applications, including tax filings and motor vehicle registrations in New Jersey, court record searches in Colorado, and the motor vehicle inspection service for the Texas DPS. Same state non-DMV transaction-based revenue growth was 16% in the prior year-to-date period. Same state DMV transaction-based revenues increased 4% compared to a decrease of 1% in the prior year-to-date period. Our same state portal software development revenues decreased 30% in the current year-to-date period, which was primarily due to the expiration of certain Master Work Order projects in Texas, as discussed above.

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COST OF PORTAL REVENUES. In the analysis below, we have categorized our cost of portal revenues between fixed and variable costs (in thousands), with the corresponding percentage increase or decrease from the prior year period. Fixed costs include costs such as employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, telecommunication, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Variable costs consist of costs that vary with our level of portal revenues and primarily include bank fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions and, to a lesser extent, costs associated with revenue share arrangements with our state partners.

		Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
Cost of Portal Revenue Analysis		2013	% Change		2012		2013	% Change		2012
Fixed costs	$	22,195	13%	$	19,590	$	43,055	13%	$	38,151
Variable costs		12,704	16%		10,960		24,606	16%		21,150
Total	$	34,899	14%	$	30,550	$	67,661	14%	$	59,301

Cost of portal revenues for the current quarter increased 14%, or approximately $4.3 million, over the prior year quarter. Of this increase, (i) 10%, or approximately $3.0 million, was attributable to an increase in same state cost of portal revenues; and (ii) 4%, or approximately $1.3 million, was attributable to our newer portals in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Maryland.

The increase in same state cost of portal revenues in the current quarter was partially attributable to higher employee compensation and benefit costs across various portals and certain costs related to, in part, the motor vehicle inspection service as part of the DPS Direct suite of services we are implementing in Texas. In addition, the increase in the current quarter was partially attributable to an increase in variable fees to process credit/debit card transactions, due mainly to higher transaction volumes from our portals in New Jersey, Texas and Colorado, among others. A significant percentage of our non-DMV transaction-based revenues are generated from online applications whereby users pay for information or transactions via credit/debit cards. We typically earn a percentage of the credit/debit card transaction amount, but also must pay an associated interchange fee to the bank that processes the credit/debit card transaction. We earn a lower gross profit percentage on these transactions as compared to our other non-DMV applications. However, we plan to continue to implement these services as they contribute favorably to our operating income growth.

Our portal gross profit percentage was 44% for the current quarter, up from 38% in the prior year quarter, due mainly to higher revenues from our newer portals in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Maryland and higher same state revenue growth in the current quarter, and to start-up dilution in our Oregon portal in the prior year quarter. See the discussion above in Portal Revenues regarding the collectability of amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If we are unable to collect, or determine that it is probable that we will not collect, some or all of the amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, our portal gross profit percentage may be adversely affected in the period such amounts are deemed uncollectable. We currently expect to continue to expand our operations in newer portal states, particularly Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and increase capital expenditures and staffing levels over the remainder of 2013, which we currently expect will increase costs and lower our portal gross profit percentage in those states. We carefully monitor our portal gross profit percentage to strike the balance between generating a solid return for our stockholders and delivering value to our government partners through reinvestment in our portal operations (which we believe also benefits our stockholders).

Cost of portal revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 increased 14%, or approximately $8.4 million, over the prior year period. Of this increase, (i) 12%, or approximately $7.0 million, was attributable to an increase in same state cost of portal revenues; and (ii) 2%, or approximately $1.4 million, was attributable to our newer portals in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Maryland. The increase in same state cost of portal revenues in the current year-to-date period was partially attributable to higher employee compensation and benefit costs across various portals and certain costs related to, in part, the motor vehicle inspection service as part of the Texas DPS, as further discussed above. In addition, the increase in the current year-to-date period was partially attributable to an increase in variable fees to process credit/debit card transactions, due mainly to higher transaction volumes from our portals in New Jersey, Texas and Colorado, as further discussed above.

Our portal gross profit percentage was 44% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, up from 37% in the prior year period due mainly to higher revenues from our newer portals in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Maryland and higher same state revenue growth in the current year-to-date period, and to start-up dilution in our Oregon portal in the prior year-to-date period, as discussed above. See the discussion above regarding the collectability of amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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SOFTWARE & SERVICES REVENUES. In the analysis below, we have categorized our software & services revenues by business (in thousands), with the corresponding percentage increase or decrease from the prior year period.

		Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
Software & Services Revenue Analysis		2013	% Change		2012		2013	% Change		2012
NIC Technologies	$	2,897	15%	$	2,519	$	5,623	10%	$	5,134
Other		947	125%		421		1,403	68%		837
Total	$	3,844	31%	$	2,940	$	7,026	18%	$	5,971

Software & services revenues in the current quarter and year-to-date periods increased 31% and 18%, or approximately $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, over the prior year periods. The increases were primarily due to (i) higher revenues in the current quarter and year-to-date periods from our contract with the FMCSA ($0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively), as a result of increased adoption of the PSP compared to the prior year periods; and (ii) a new construction lien service in North Carolina which commenced in April 2013 and generated approximately $0.5 million of revenues in the current quarter.

COST OF SOFTWARE & SERVICES REVENUES. Cost of software & services revenues in the current quarter and year-to-date periods increased 18% and 17%, or approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, compared to the prior year periods. Our software & services gross profit percentage in the current quarter and year-to-date periods was 69% and 67%, respectively, compared to 66% and 67%, respectively, in the prior year periods. The increase in the gross profit percentage in the current quarter was primarily due to higher revenues from the PSP and North Carolina construction lien service, as further discussed above.

SELLING & ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling & administrative expenses in the current quarter and year-to-date periods increased 20% and 21%, or approximately $1.7 million and $3.3 million, respectively, over the prior year periods. In the current quarter and year-to-date periods, legal fees and other third-party costs related to the previously disclosed SEC matter, net of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, increased approximately $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, over the prior year periods, while other selling & administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, due mainly to higher personnel and software and maintenance costs to support and enhance corporate-wide information technology, security and portal operations, and higher management incentive compensation and benefit costs. As a percentage of total consolidated revenues, selling & administrative expenses were 15% in both the current quarter and year-to-date periods, compared to 16% in both of the prior year periods.

In the current quarter and year-to-date periods, we incurred approximately $1.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of legal fees and other third-party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of reimbursement by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the SEC matter in the current quarter and year-to-date periods. In the prior year quarter and year-to-date periods, we incurred approximately $1.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in legal fees and other third-party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of reimbursement from our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million related to the SEC matter in the prior year periods.

We expect to continue to incur obligations to advance legal fees and other expenses to our Chief Financial Officer in connection with the previously disclosed civil action by the SEC against him. We are not a party to the civil action, but are obligated to provide indemnification in certain circumstances (including advancing certain defense costs) to our Chief Financial Officer in accordance with our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and our indemnification agreement with him. In addition, we expect to continue to incur costs responding to subpoenas and other discovery requests relating to the civil action. Our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier has agreed to reimburse us for certain reasonable costs of defense advanced by us to our Chief Financial Officer in the SEC civil action. Because we are not directly involved in the defense of the proceeding and because of the inherent uncertainty in predicting any future settlement or judicial decision and any indemnification obligations we may have with any such resolution, we are not able to estimate or predict the extent of any indemnification obligation to our Chief Financial Officer or other costs resulting from the civil action, the amount or timing of and eligibility for reimbursements from our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier associated with the civil action, any possible loss or possible range of loss associated with the civil action, or any potential effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. We promptly submit any invoices potentially reimbursable under our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies to our insurance carrier for reimbursement. For expenses that are subject to reimbursement, we do not generally receive reimbursement for 90 to 120 days. To the extent our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier reimburses us for expenses previously recorded in selling & administrative expenses, we will treat any such reimbursement as a reduction of selling & administrative expenses in the period such reimbursement is determined to be estimable and probable.

DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZATION. Depreciation & amortization expense in the current quarter and year-to-date periods increased 55%, or approximately $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, over the prior year periods. These increases were primarily attributable to (i) capital expenditures related to the motor vehicle inspection service for the Texas DPS as part of the DPS Direct suite of services, which launched in September 2012; and (ii) capital expenditures for our centralized hosting environment to support and enhance corporate-wide information technology and security infrastructure. As a percentage of total consolidated revenues, depreciation & amortization was 3% for all periods presented.

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INCOME TAXES. Our effective tax rate in the current quarter and year-to-date periods was approximately 39% and 38%, respectively, compared to 43% and 42%, respectively, in the prior year periods. Our effective tax rate in the current quarter was lower than in the prior year quarter mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.1 million. Our effective tax rate in the current year-to-date period was lower than in the prior year period mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was recognized in the first quarter of 2013, and approximately $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act retroactively extended the federal research and development credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 41 (which previously expired at the end of 2011) through the end of 2013. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance, we recognized the impact of this legislation for the 2012 tax year in the first quarter of 2013, when the Act was signed into law.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $19.7 million in the current year-to-date period as compared to $10.0 million in the prior year period. The increase in cash flow from operations in the current period was primarily the result of (i) an increase in operating income, excluding non-cash charges for depreciation & amortization and stock-based compensation; (ii) a decrease in prepaid expenses & other current assets primarily due to timing of prepaid quarterly income tax payments in the current period; and (iii) an increase in accounts payable due to timing of payments to our government partners. These increases were offset partially by an increase in accounts receivable due to higher revenues across our portal businesses, including our newer state portals (particularly Pennsylvania, as further discussed below in the Liquidity section) and from certain new applications, as well as the timing of collections from credit/debit card transactions in the current period.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $3.0 million in both the current and prior year-to-date periods. Investing activities in the current and prior year periods primarily reflect $2.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of capital expenditures, which were for fixed asset additions in our outsourced portal businesses including capital expenditures relating to the motor vehicle inspection service for the Texas DPS as part of the DPS Direct suite of services discussed above, in our newer state portals and in our centralized hosting environment to support and enhance corporate-wide information technology and security infrastructure, including Web servers, purchased software, and office equipment. In addition, in the current and prior year-to-date periods we capitalized approximately $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of internal-use software development costs related to the standardization of centralized customer management, billing and payment processing systems that support our portal operations and accounting systems.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $1.6 million in both the current and prior year-to-date periods, primarily reflecting the receipt of approximately $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in proceeds from our employee stock purchase program and tax deductions of approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, related to stock-based compensation.

Liquidity

We recognize revenues primarily from providing outsourced government portal services net of the transaction fees due to the government when the services are provided. We recognize accounts receivable at the time these services are provided, and also accrue the related fees that we must remit to the government as accounts payable at such time. As a result, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable reflect the gross amounts outstanding at the balance sheet dates. Gross billings for the three-months ended June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were approximately $921.8 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. The Company calculates days sales outstanding by dividing trade accounts receivable at the balance sheet date by gross billings for the period and multiplying the resulting quotient by the number of days in that period. Days sales outstanding for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was seven and five days, respectively.

We believe our working capital and current ratio are important measures of our short-term liquidity. Working capital, defined as current assets minus current liabilities, increased to $90.1 million at June 30, 2013, from $65.0 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in our working capital is primarily due to net income generated from our operations as further described above. Our current ratio, defined as current assets divided by current liabilities, was 2.3 and 2.0 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

At June 30, 2013, our unrestricted cash balance was $80.7 million compared to $62.4 million at December 31, 2012. We believe that our currently available liquid resources and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements, capital expenditure requirements, current growth initiatives, and dividend payments (if any) for at least the next 12 months without the need of additional capital. We have a $10.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a bank that is available to finance working capital, issue letters of credit and finance general corporate purposes. We can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $5.0 million, which reduces the maximum amount available for borrowing under the facility. In total, we had $3.4 million in available capacity to issue additional letters of credit and $8.4 million of unused borrowing capacity at June 30, 2013 under the facility. We were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2013.

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We issue letters of credit as collateral for certain office leases, and to a lesser extent, as collateral for performance on certain of our outsourced government portal contracts. These irrevocable letters of credit are generally in force for one year. Letters of credit may have an expiration date of up to one year beyond the May 1, 2015 expiration date of the credit agreement. We had unused outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $1.6 million at June 30, 2013. We are not currently required to cash collateralize these letters of credit. However, even though we currently expect to be profitable in fiscal 2013, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. We will need to generate sufficient revenues while containing costs and operating expenses if we are to achieve sustained profitability. If we are not able to sustain profitability, our cash collateral requirements may increase. As further discussed in Note 4 in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, on June 28, 2013, we entered into an amendment to extend our credit facility to May 1, 2015.

At June 30, 2013, we were bound by performance bond commitments totaling approximately $6.1 million on certain outsourced government portal contracts. We have never had any defaults resulting in draws on performance bonds. Had we been required to post 100% cash collateral at June 30, 2013 for the face value of all performance bonds, letters of credit, and our line of credit in conjunction with a corporate credit card agreement, unrestricted cash would have decreased by approximately $8.7 million and would have been classified as restricted cash.

We currently expect our capital expenditures to be approximately $5.0 million to $5.5 million in fiscal 2013, which we intend to fund from our cash flows from operations and existing cash reserves. This estimate includes capital expenditures for normal fixed asset additions in our outsourced portal businesses and in our centralized hosting environment to support and enhance corporate-wide information technology security infrastructure, including Web servers, purchased software, and office equipment.

Our future liquidity may be adversely affected to the extent we are unable to collect amounts due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As further discussed in Note 1 in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, as of June 30, 2013, we have not collected amounts due from the Commonwealth totaling approximately $5.1 million for revenues earned since the commencement of the contract on January 1, 2013 ($2.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and $2.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2013) and are currently unable to estimate the amount or range of amounts, if any, we may not be able to collect. If we are unable to collect, or determine it is probable that we will not collect, some or all of the amounts due from the Commonwealth, our results of operations, cash flows, financial condition, and liquidity may be adversely affected.

Our future liquidity may also be adversely affected to the extent we incur obligations to advance or pay significant legal fees and other expenses that are not covered by our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in connection with the civil action by the SEC against our Chief Financial Officer. Our directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier has agreed to reimburse the Company for certain reasonable costs of defense advanced by the Company to our Chief Financial Officer in the SEC civil action, as further discussed above and in Note 5 in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q. We may need to raise additional capital within the next 12 months to further:

● fund operations if unforeseen costs arise;

● support our expansion into other states and government agencies beyond what is contemplated if unforeseen opportunities arise;

● expand our product and service offerings beyond what is contemplated if unforeseen opportunities arise;

● respond to unforeseen competitive pressures; and

● acquire technologies beyond what is contemplated.

Any projections of future earnings and cash flows are subject to substantial uncertainty. If our cash generated from operations and the unused portion of our line of credit are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity securities or issue debt securities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to our stockholders. In recent years, credit and capital markets have experienced unusual volatility and disruption. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements that are not recorded or disclosed in our financial statements. As of June 30, 2013, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business from the disclosures relating to contractual obligations contained under “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations” in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013. While we have significant operating lease commitments for office space, except for our headquarters those commitments are generally tied to the period of performance under related portal contracts. We have income tax uncertainties of approximately $1.4 million at June 30, 2013. These obligations are classified as non-current on our consolidated balance sheet, as resolution is expected to take more than a year. We estimate that these matters could be resolved in one to three years. However, the ultimate timing of resolution is uncertain.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

INTEREST RATE RISK. Our cash is held entirely in domestic non-interest bearing transaction accounts.

Borrowings under our line of credit bear interest at a floating rate. Interest on amounts borrowed is payable at a base rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the bank’s prime rate. We currently have no principal amounts of indebtedness outstanding under our line of credit.

We do not use derivative financial instruments.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a) EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

b) CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our second fiscal quarter of 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Share Repurchases

During the second quarter of 2013, we acquired and cancelled shares of common stock surrendered by employees to pay income taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock as follows:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
May 1, 2013		866	$	16.77		N/A		N/A
May 3, 2013		1,377		17.01		N/A		N/A
May 4, 2013		1,464		17.01		N/A		N/A
May 5, 2013		534		17.01		N/A		N/A

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

10.1	Amended Credit Agreement Dated as of June 28, 2013 between NIC Inc., as Borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as Lender and L/C Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2013)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Section 906 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
101	The following financial information from NIC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2013, (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (submitted electronically herewith).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	NIC INC.
Dated:  August 1, 2013	/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan
	Stephen M. Kovzan
	Chief Financial Officer

NIC Inc.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
10.1	Amended Credit Agreement Dated as of June 28, 2013 between NIC Inc., as Borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as Lender and L/C Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2013)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Section 906 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
101	The following financial information from NIC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2013, (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (submitted electronically herewith).

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Harry Herington, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NIC Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 1, 2013

/s/ Harry Herington

Harry Herington

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen M. Kovzan, certify that

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NIC Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 1, 2013

/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan

Stephen M. Kovzan

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NIC Inc. (the “Company”) each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 1, 2013

/s/ Harry Herington

Harry Herington

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan

Stephen M. Kovzan

Chief Financial Officer

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Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	$	306		$	275		$	563		$	488
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization		19			21			36			30
Selling & administrative		874			838			1,478			1,339
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes		1,199			1,134			2,077			1,857
Income tax benefit		(469	)		(485	)		(788	)		(787	)
Net stock-based compensation expense	$	730		$	649		$	1,289		$	1,070

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Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Portal revenues	$ 62,094	$ 49,042	$ 120,136	$ 94,754
Software & services revenues	3,844	2,940	7,026	5,971
Total revenues	65,938	51,982	127,162	100,725
Operating expenses:
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	34,899	30,550	67,661	59,301
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	1,189	1,008	2,292	1,966
Selling & administrative	10,058	8,383	19,667	16,318
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		81		161
Depreciation & amortization	2,049	1,319	4,076	2,630
Total operating expenses	48,195	41,341	93,696	80,376
Operating income	17,743	10,641	33,466	20,349
Other expense, net	(2)		(21)	(1)
Income before income taxes	17,741	10,641	33,445	20,348
Income tax provision	6,933	4,548	12,681	8,627
Net income	$ 10,808	$ 6,093	$ 20,764	$ 11,721
Basic net income per share (Note 1)	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.18
Diluted net income per share (Note 1)	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	64,890	64,489	64,800	64,393
Diluted	64,890	64,489	64,800	64,393

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Debt Obligations and Collateral Requirements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Obligations and Collateral Requirements

4. DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS

On June 28, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment to extend its $10 million unsecured revolving credit agreement with a bank to May 1, 2015. This revolving credit facility is available to finance working capital, issue letters of credit and finance general corporate purposes. The Company can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $5 million, which reduces the maximum amount available for borrowing under the facility. Interest on amounts borrowed is payable at a base rate or a Eurodollar rate, in each case as defined in the agreement. The base rate is equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the bank’s prime rate. Fees on outstanding letters of credit are either 1.50% (if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1) or 1.75% (if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 1.25:1) of face value per annum.

The terms of the agreement provide for customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. The amendment also continues to require the Company to maintain compliance with the following financial covenants (in each case, as defined in the agreement):

● Consolidated minimum annual EBITDA of at least $12 million, computed quarterly on a rolling 12-month basis;

● Consolidated tangible net worth of at least $36 million; and

● Consolidated maximum leverage ratio of 1.5:1.

The Company was in compliance with each of the covenants listed above at June 30, 2013. The Company issues letters of credit as collateral for certain office leases, and to a lesser extent, as collateral for performance on certain of its outsourced government portal contracts. These irrevocable letters of credit are generally in force for one year. In total, the Company and its subsidiaries had unused outstanding letters of credit of approximately $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company is not currently required to cash collateralize these letters of credit. The Company had $3.4 million in available capacity to issue additional letters of credit and $8.4 million of unused borrowing capacity at June 30, 2013 under the facility. Letters of credit may have an expiration date of up to one year beyond the expiration date of the credit agreement.

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Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Performance-Based Restricted Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Performance Period 2010 to 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock Service Based Awards	Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Service Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation award shares granted in period	115,696		29,616	231,727
Share based compensation award granted in period grant-date fair value	$ 1.9		$ 0.5	$ 3.9
Share based compensation award performance period	3 years		1 year	1 year
Share based compensation award cumulative annual installment vesting rate			25.00%	25.00%
Share based compensation award granted in period weighted average fair value at grant date, per share	$ 16.24
Share based compensation award end date of the a three-year performance period	Dec. 31, 2015
Performance criteria over the performance period	The actual number of shares earned will be based on the Company's performance related to the following performance criteria over the performance period Operating income growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); Total consolidated revenue growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); and Cash flow return on invested capital (three-year average).
Share based compensation award shares earned in period		78,747
Share based compensation dividend earned on shares subject to the awards, shares		8,013
Share based compensation performance-based restricted stock awards, vesting date		Feb. 01, 2013
Share based compensation performance-based restricted stock awards, grant date		Feb. 01, 2010

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Segments and Related Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Summary of Financial Information for Reportable Segments

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling  Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	62,094	$	3,844	$	-		$	65,938
Costs & expenses		37,463		1,321		7,362			46,146
Depreciation & amortization		1,971		14		64			2,049
Operating income (loss)	$	22,660	$	2,509	$	(7,426	)	$	17,743
2012
Revenues	$	49,042	$	2,940	$	-		$	51,982
Costs & expenses		32,606		1,075		6,260			39,941
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		81		-		-			81
Depreciation & amortization		1,247		14		58			1,319
Operating income (loss)	$	15,108	$	1,851	$	(6,318	)	$	10,641

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	120,136	$	7,026	$	-		$	127,162
Costs & expenses		72,338		2,526		14,756			89,620
Depreciation & amortization		3,918		29		129			4,076
Operating income (loss)	$	43,880	$	4,471	$	(14,885	)	$	33,466
2012
Revenues	$	94,754	$	5,971	$	-		$	100,725
Costs & expenses		63,022		2,074		12,489			77,585
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		161		-		-			161
Depreciation & amortization		2,481		28		121			2,630
Operating income (loss)	$	29,090	$	3,869	$	(12,610	)	$	20,349

Reconciliation of Total Segment Operating Income to Total Consolidated Income before Income Taxes

The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	25,169		$	16,959
Other reconciling items		(7,426	)		(6,318	)
Other expense, net		(2	)		-
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	17,741		$	10,641

The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	48,351		$	32,959
Other reconciling items		(14,885	)		(12,610	)
Other expense, net		(21	)		(1	)
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	33,445		$	20,348

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Selling & administrative	$ 10,058,000	$ 8,383,000	$ 19,667,000	$ 16,318,000
Operating income (loss)	17,743,000	10,641,000	33,466,000	20,349,000
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Expenses that are subject to insurance reimbursement, collection period			90
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Expenses that are subject to insurance reimbursement, collection period			120
Legal Fees and Other Third Party Costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Selling & administrative	1,900,000	1,500,000	3,700,000	2,300,000
Legal Fees and Other Third Party Costs | Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reimbursement from insurance carrier	1,500,000	1,400,000	2,900,000	2,100,000
Operating income (loss)	$ 400,000	$ 100,000	$ 800,000	$ 200,000

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Debt Obligations and Collateral Requirements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant compliance	The Company was in compliance with each of the covenants listed above at June 30, 2013.
Unsecured Credit Agreement | Covenant Requirement
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.5
Consolidated minimum annual EBITDA required computed quarterly on a rolling 12-month basis	$ 12
Consolidated tangible net worth required	36
Unsecured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	10
Credit facility, expiration date	May 01, 2015
Credit facility, additional interest above Federal Fund Rate	0.50%
Credit facility, interest rate description	Interest on amounts borrowed is payable at a base rate or a Eurodollar rate, in each case as defined in the agreement. The base rate is equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the bank's prime rate. Fees on outstanding letters of credit are either 1.50% (if the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.251) or 1.75% (if the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 1.251) of face value per annum.
Credit facility, outstanding letters of credit	1.6	1.7
Credit facility, available capacity to issue additional letters of credit	3.4
Credit facility, available borrowing capacity	8.4
Unsecured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5
Unsecured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit | If the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.25:1
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Fees on outstanding letters of credit	1.50%
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.25
Unsecured Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit | If the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 1.25:1
Debt Obligations And Collateral Requirements [Line Items]
Fees on outstanding letters of credit	1.75%
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.25

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Reconciliation of Total Segment Operating Income to Total Consolidated Income before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ 17,743	$ 10,641	$ 33,466	$ 20,349
Other expense, net	(2)		(21)	(1)
Consolidated income before income taxes	17,741	10,641	33,445	20,348
Total segment operating income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	25,169	16,959	48,351	32,959
Other Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ (7,426)	$ (6,318)	$ (14,885)	$ (12,610)

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Stock Based Compensation Expenses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	$ 1,199	$ 1,134	$ 2,077	$ 1,857
Income tax benefit	(469)	(485)	(788)	(787)
Net stock-based compensation expense	730	649	1,289	1,070
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	306	275	563	488
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	19	21	36	30
Selling & administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	$ 874	$ 838	$ 1,478	$ 1,339

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 20,764	$ 11,721
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		161
Depreciation & amortization	4,076	2,630
Stock-based compensation expense	2,077	1,857
Deferred income taxes	(820)	(464)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	21	1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in trade accounts receivable, net	(14,349)	(5,823)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses & other current assets	3,133	(2,586)
(Increase) in other assets	(2)	(2)
Increase in accounts payable	4,556	3,153
(Decrease) in accrued expenses	(1,672)	(502)
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities	1,180	(100)
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities	714	(73)
Net cash provided by operating activities	19,678	9,973
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,258)	(2,664)
Capitalized internal use software development costs	(730)	(349)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,988)	(3,013)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from employee common stock purchases	904	806
Tax deductions related to stock-based compensation	736	770
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,640	1,576
Net increase in cash	18,330	8,536
Cash, beginning of period	62,358	61,639
Cash, end of period	80,688	70,175
Non-cash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued but not yet paid	86	2,964
Cash payments:
Income taxes paid	6,194	8,649
Cash dividends on common stock previously restricted for payment of dividend		$ 16,231

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Outsourced Government Contracts

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Outsourced Government Contracts

2. OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Outsourced State Portal Contracts

The Company's outsourced state government portal contracts generally have an initial multi-year term with provisions for renewals for various periods at the option of the government. The Company’s primary business obligation under these contracts is generally to design, build, and operate Internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete government-based transactions online. NIC typically markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting the user to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company enters into separate agreements with various agencies and divisions of the government to provide specific services and to conduct specific transactions. These agreements preliminarily establish the pricing of the electronic transactions and data access services the Company provides and the division of revenues between the Company and the government agency. The government oversight authority must approve prices and revenue sharing agreements. The Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by NIC, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of the respective contract to NIC.

The Company is typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the government portals, and generally owns all of the intellectual property in connection with the applications developed under these contracts. After completion of the initial contract term, the government partner typically receives a perpetual, royalty-free license to use the software only in its own portal. However, certain customer management, billing and payment processing software applications that the Company has developed and standardized centrally and that are utilized by the Company’s portal businesses, are being provided to an increasing number of government partners on a software-as-a-service, or “SaaS,” basis, and thus would not be included in any royalty-free license. If the Company’s contract were not to be renewed after a defined term, the government agency would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for services provided by the Company on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the partners on a fee-for-service basis.

Any renewal of these contracts beyond the initial term by the government is optional and a government may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date upon specific cause events that are not cured within a specified period. In addition, 15 contracts under which the Company provides outsourced state portal services can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 54% and 55%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. In the event that any of these contracts is terminated without cause, the terms of the respective contract may require the government to pay a fee to the Company in order to continue to use the Company’s software in its portal. In addition, the loss of one or more of the Company’s larger state portal partners, such as Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, or Utah, as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the respective contract, if such partner is not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. See the discussion below under “Expiring Contracts” regarding the expiration of the Company’s contracts with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Arizona.

At June 30, 2013, the Company was bound by performance bond commitments totaling approximately $6.1 million on certain outsourced portal contracts. The Company has never had any defaults resulting in draws on performance bonds. Under a typical portal contract, the Company is required to fully indemnify its government clients against claims that the Company’s services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others and against claims arising from the Company’s performance or the performance of the Company’s subcontractors under the contract.

The following is a summary of the portals through which the Company provides outsourced portal services to state governments at June 30, 2013:

NIC Portal Entity	Portal Website (State)	Year Services Commenced	Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through)
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC	www.wisconsin.gov (Wisconsin)	2013	5/13/2018 (5/13/2023)
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC	www.pa.gov (Pennsylvania)	2012	11/30/2017 (11/30/2022)
NICUSA, OR Division	www.oregon.gov (Oregon)	2011	11/22/2021
NICUSA, MD Division	www.maryland.gov (Maryland)	2011	8/10/2016 (8/10/2019)
Delaware Interactive, LLC	www.delaware.gov (Delaware)	2011	9/25/2014 (9/25/2017)
Mississippi Interactive, LLC	www.ms.gov (Mississippi)	2011	12/31/2015 (12/31/2021)
New Jersey Interactive, LLC	www.nj.gov (New Jersey)	2009	6/30/2014
New Mexico Interactive, LLC	www.mvd.newmexico.gov (New Mexico)	2009	6/30/2014
Texas NICUSA, LLC	www.Texas.gov (Texas)	2009	8/31/2016
West Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.WV.gov (West Virginia)	2007	6/30/2013 (Contract has been temporarily extended to allow the state time to finalize contract terms and conditions)
NICUSA, AZ Division	www.AZ.gov (Arizona)	2007	In transition period – 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC	www.Vermont.gov (Vermont)	2006	6/8/2016 (6/8/2019)
Colorado Interactive, LLC	www.Colorado.gov (Colorado)	2005	5/18/2014
South Carolina Interactive, LLC	www.SC.gov (South Carolina)	2005	7/15/2014
Kentucky Interactive, LLC	www.Kentucky.gov (Kentucky)	2003	8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)
Alabama Interactive, LLC	www.Alabama.gov (Alabama)	2002	2/28/2015 (2/28/2017)
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC	www.RI.gov (Rhode Island)	2001	8/31/2013
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC	www.OK.gov (Oklahoma)	2001	12/31/2013 (12/31/2014)
Montana Interactive, LLC	www.MT.gov (Montana)	2001	12/31/2015 (12/31/2020)
NICUSA, TN Division	www.TN.gov (Tennessee)	2000	9/30/2014 (3/30/2016)
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC	www.eHawaii.gov (Hawaii)	2000	1/3/2016 (unlimited 3-year renewal options)
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC	www.Idaho.gov (Idaho)	2000	6/30/2015
Utah Interactive, LLC	www.Utah.gov (Utah)	1999	6/5/2016 (6/5/2019)
Maine Information Network, LLC	www.Maine.gov (Maine)	1999	7/1/2014 (3/14/2018)
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC	www.Arkansas.gov (Arkansas)	1997	6/30/2018
Iowa Interactive, LLC	www.Iowa.gov (Iowa)	1997	9/30/2013
Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.Virginia.gov (Virginia)	1997	Expired – in transition period ending 8/31/2013*
Indiana Interactive, LLC	www.IN.gov (Indiana)	1995	7/1/2014
Nebraska Interactive, LLC	www.Nebraska.gov (Nebraska)	1995	1/31/2016
Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.	www.Kansas.gov (Kansas)	1992	12/31/2014 (12/31/2017)
*Except as to two Virginia state agency services ending 2/28/2015 (8/31/2015) and 8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company received a one-year contract extension from the state of Kansas, a two-year contract extension from the state of Nebraska and a four-month contract extension from the state of Vermont. Additionally, the Company received a five-month contract extension from the state of Rhode Island.

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company was awarded a five-year contract by the state of Wisconsin to manage its government portal, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract up to an additional five years. In addition, the Company was awarded a new three-year contract from the state of Vermont, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract for one additional three-year period. The Company also received a two-year contract extension from the state of Idaho, one-year contract extensions from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the states of New Jersey and New Mexico, and six-month contract extensions from the state of Iowa and the state of Arizona with respect to the expiring Arizona portal contract. As discussed below, although the contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia has expired, during the second quarter of 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a Virginia state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 18 months through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company signed an agreement with a second Virginia state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 12 months through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015.

Outsourced Federal Contracts

NIC Technologies has a contract with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) to develop and manage the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (“PSP”) for motor carriers nationwide, using the self-funded, transaction-based business model. During the first quarter of 2013, the FMCSA exercised the third of its four one-year renewal options for the PSP contract, extending its term through February 16, 2014. As previously disclosed, the Company’s contract with the Federal Election Commission to design and develop online federal campaign expenditure and ethics compliance systems for federal agencies expired on June 30, 2013. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the FEC contract accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

Any renewal of the contract with the FMCSA beyond the initial term is at the option of the FMCSA and the contract can be terminated by the FMCSA without cause on a specified period of notice. The loss of the contract as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the contract, if not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. In addition, the Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain under the contract with the FMCSA. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by the Company, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of this contract.

Expiring Contracts

As of June 30, 2013, there were nine contracts under which the Company provides outsourced portal services or software development and services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following June 30, 2013. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 21% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. As described above, if a contract is not renewed after a defined term, the government partner would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for the services the Company provides on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the government agency on a fee-for-service basis.

The contract under which the Company’s subsidiary, Virginia Interactive, LLC (“VI”), provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia, expired on August 31, 2012. As more fully disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 18, 2012, VI chose not to agree to terms mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a new contract. Beginning September 1, 2012, VI began providing transition services as required by the contract, and may do so for up to one year following the contract expiration to the extent requested by agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia. During the second quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 18 months through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015. During the third quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with a second state agency to provide eGovernment services for an additional 12 months through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015. The Company has evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of VI’s contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Virginia portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, NICUSA, Inc. (“NICUSA”), chose not to respond to a request for proposal issued by the state of Arizona for a new contract. The contract under which NICUSA provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the state of Arizona expired on June 26, 2013. However, during the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a six month contract extension from the state of Arizona to provide transition services through December 26, 2013, which includes options for the government to extend the contract for two additional three-month periods. The Company has evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of NICUSA’s contract with the state of Arizona, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Arizona portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

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Commitments And Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments And Contingencies

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SEC Matter

Selling & administrative expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 include approximately $1.9 million of legal fees and other third-party costs related to the previously disclosed SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.5 million of reimbursement by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier that is expected to be collected subsequent to June 30, 2013, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.4 million related to the SEC matter. Selling & administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 include approximately $3.7 million of legal fees and other third party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $2.9 million of insurance reimbursement, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.8 million related to the SEC matter. Selling & administrative expenses for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 include approximately $1.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, of legal fees and other third party costs related to the SEC matter. These expenses were reduced by approximately $1.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of insurance reimbursement, resulting in a net expense of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012. The Company promptly submits any invoices potentially reimbursable under its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies to its carrier for reimbursement. For expenses that are subject to reimbursement, the Company does not generally receive reimbursement for 90 to 120 days. To the extent that the carrier agrees to reimburse the Company for expenses previously recorded in selling & administrative expenses, the Company treats any such reimbursement as a reduction of selling & administrative expenses in the period such reimbursement is determined to be estimable and probable.

The Company expects to continue to incur obligations to advance legal fees and other expenses to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in connection with the previously disclosed civil action by the SEC against him. The Company is not party to the civil action, but is obligated to provide indemnification in certain circumstances (including advancing certain defense costs) to its Chief Financial Officer in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and its indemnification agreement with him. In addition, the Company expects to continue to incur costs responding to subpoenas and other discovery requests relating to the civil action. The civil action seeks from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer civil money penalties, and an injunction against further violations of certain federal securities laws, a prohibition against his acting as an officer or director of a publicly-traded company, and disgorgement. The Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier has agreed to reimburse the Company for reasonable costs of defense advanced by the Company to its Chief Financial Officer in the SEC civil action. Because the Company is not directly involved in the defense of the proceeding and because of the inherent uncertainty in predicting any future settlement or judicial decision and any indemnification obligation of the Company in connection with any such resolution, the Company is not able to estimate or predict the extent of any indemnification obligation of the Company to its Chief Financial Officer or other costs resulting from the civil action, the amount or timing of and eligibility for reimbursements from the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier associated with the civil action, any possible loss or possible range of loss associated with the civil action, or any potential effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. On July 12, 2013, attorneys for both the SEC and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer filed motions for summary judgment, which may limit the claims to be tried; however, court rulings on the motions are not expected to be issued for several weeks. The case is presently set for trial to begin on November 12, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas.

Litigation

The Company is involved from time to time in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. However, the Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

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Stock Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Stock Based Compensation

3. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

During the first and second quarters of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company granted to certain management-level employees, executive officers, and non-employee directors, service-based restricted stock awards totaling 231,727 shares and 29,616 shares, respectively, with a grant-date fair value totaling approximately $3.9 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Such restricted stock awards vest beginning one year from the date of grant in cumulative annual installments of 25%. Restricted stock is valued at the date of grant, based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock, and expensed using the straight-line method over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the award). The Company excludes compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based upon estimated forfeitures.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company also granted to certain executive officers performance-based restricted stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Company’s executive compensation program totaling 115,696 shares, with a grant-date fair value of $16.24 per share, totaling approximately $1.9 million, which represents the maximum number of shares able to be earned by the executive officers at the end of a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2015. The actual number of shares earned will be based on the Company’s performance related to the following performance criteria over the performance period:

● Operating income growth (three-year compound annual growth rate);

● Total consolidated revenue growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); and

● Cash flow return on invested capital (three-year average).

At the end of the three-year period, the executive officers are eligible to receive up to a specified number of shares based upon the Company’s performance relative to these performance criteria over the performance period. In addition, the executive officers will accrue dividend equivalents for any cash dividend declared during the performance period, payable in the form of shares of Company common stock, based upon the maximum number of shares to be earned by the executive officers for each performance-based restricted stock award. Such hypothetical cash dividend payment shall be divided by the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the dividend payment date to determine the maximum number of notional shares to be awarded. At the end of the three-year performance period and on the date some or all of the shares are paid under the agreement, a pro rata number of notional dividend shares will be converted into an equivalent number of dividend shares paid and granted to the executive officers based upon the actual number of underlying shares earned during the performance period.

At December 31, 2012, the three-year performance period related to the performance-based restricted stock awards granted to certain executive officers on February 1, 2010 ended. Based on the Company’s actual financial results from 2010 through 2012, 78,747 of the shares subject to the awards and 8,013 dividend shares were earned and vested on February 1, 2013.

Stock-based compensation cost for performance-based restricted stock awards is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of shares expected to be earned at the end of the performance period, and is recognized as expense over the performance period based upon the probable number of shares expected to vest. The Company estimates and excludes compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based upon estimated forfeitures.

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	$	306		$	275		$	563		$	488
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization		19			21			36			30
Selling & administrative		874			838			1,478			1,339
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes		1,199			1,134			2,077			1,857
Income tax benefit		(469	)		(485	)		(788	)		(787	)
Net stock-based compensation expense	$	730		$	649		$	1,289		$	1,070

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	39.00%	43.00%	38.00%	42.00%
Federal tax credits	$ 0.1		$ 0.2		$ 0.4

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common stock, par	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000	200,000
Common stock, shares issued	64,908	64,628
Common stock, shares outstanding	64,908	64,628

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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation

The Company classifies its revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category generally includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries operating enterprise-wide outsourced portals on behalf of state and local governments. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. The primary categories of operating expenses include: cost of portal revenues, cost of software & services revenues, selling & administrative, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and depreciation & amortization. Cost of portal revenues consists of all direct costs associated with operating government portals on an outsourced basis including employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, telecommunications, fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Cost of software & services revenues consists of all direct project costs to provide software development and services such as employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, and all other direct project costs including hardware, software, materials, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Selling & administrative costs consist primarily of corporate-level expenses relating to human resource management, administration, information technology, security, legal, finance and accounting, internal audit and all costs of non-customer service personnel from the Company’s software & services businesses, including information systems and office rent. Selling & administrative costs also consist of stock-based compensation and corporate-level expenses for market development and public relations. In addition, selling & administrative costs include legal fees and other third-party costs, net of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance received, incurred in connection with the previously disclosed SEC matter (see Note 5).

Trade accounts receivable

Trade accounts receivable

The Company records trade accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts. The Company calculates this allowance based on its history of write-offs, the level of past-due accounts, and its relationship with, and the economic status of, its customers. Trade accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received.

As previously disclosed, the Pennsylvania Treasury issued a press release stating that it rejected four invoices, totaling approximately $3.5 million, previously submitted by the Company’s subsidiary, Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC (“PI”), for eGovernment services provided from January 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Commonwealth”). According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury rejected the invoices because the administration had not obtained approvals from the Attorney General for what the Treasurer characterized as “amendments” to the Commonwealth’s Master Contract with PI, insufficient justification of the specific payment amounts requested and an inadequate basis for granting a no-bid contract if cash payments from the Commonwealth were to be included. According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury’s rejection notice advised the administration to resubmit the PI contract to the Office of Attorney General for review. NIC continues to operate in good faith under the contract, and remains committed to helping the Commonwealth address the issues outlined by the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Review. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has recorded as revenues the uncollected amounts due from the Commonwealth totaling approximately $5.1 million earned since the commencement of the contract on January 1, 2013 ($2.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and $2.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2013). The Company is in the early stages of discussing this matter with Commonwealth administration officials, and due to the preliminary nature of discussions, is currently unable to estimate the amount or range of amounts, if any, that it may not be able to collect from the Commonwealth. The Company believes that it is contractually entitled to, and intends to continue to pursue collection of, the full amounts due from the Commonwealth. If the Company is unable to collect, or determines it is probable that it will not collect, some or all of the amounts due from the Commonwealth, its results of operations, cash flows, financial condition, and liquidity may be adversely affected.

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts at both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $0.6 million.

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to undistributed earnings that would otherwise have been available to common stockholders. The Company’s service-based restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are considered participating securities. Accordingly, service-based restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method for all periods presented. Unvested service-based restricted shares totaled approximately 0.8 million and 0.9 million at June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Basic earnings per share is calculated by first allocating earnings between common stockholders and participating securities. Earnings attributable to common stockholders are divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by giving effect to dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of shares related to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan is determined based on the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of service-based restricted stock awards is based on the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method assuming a reallocation of undistributed earnings to common stockholders after considering the dilutive effect of potential common shares other than the participating unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock awards is based on the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	10,808		$	6,093		$	20,764		$	11,721
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		(118	)		(78	)		(230	)		(152	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	10,690		$	6,015		$	20,534		$	11,569
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-			-			-
Weighted average shares - diluted		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18

Concentration of credit risk

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) provides deposit insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor for deposit accounts at each FDIC-insured depository institution. At June 30, 2013, the amount of cash covered by FDIC deposit insurance was approximately $9.8 million, and approximately $70.9 million of cash was above the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable.

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Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 78,924	$ 6	$ 84,308	$ (5,390)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		64,628
Net income	20,764			20,764
Restricted stock vestings (in shares)		275
Restricted stock vestings	83		83
Dividend equivalents cancelled upon forfeiture of performance-based restricted stock awards	50		50
Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings (in shares)		(83)
Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings	(1,409)		(1,409)
Stock-based compensation	2,077		2,077
Tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation	736		736
Shares issuable in lieu of dividend payments on unvested performance-based restricted stock awards	(133)		(133)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)		88
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	904		904
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2013	$ 101,996	$ 6	$ 86,616	$ 15,374
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2013		64,908

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash	$ 80,688	$ 62,358
Trade accounts receivable, net	69,610	55,261
Deferred income taxes, net	956	887
Prepaid expenses & other current assets	7,185	9,340
Total current assets	158,439	127,846
Property and equipment, net	14,548	16,025
Intangible assets, net	1,470	1,016
Other assets	255	253
Total assets	174,712	145,140
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	48,220	43,664
Accrued expenses	18,771	18,948
Other current liabilities	1,388	208
Total current liabilities	68,379	62,820
Deferred income taxes, net	2,277	2,050
Other long-term liabilities	2,060	1,346
Total liabilities	72,716	66,216
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 2 and 5)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par, 200,000 shares authorized, 64,908 and 64,628 shares issued and outstanding	6	6
Additional paid-in capital	86,616	84,308
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	15,374	(5,390)
Total stockholders' equity	101,996	78,924
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 174,712	$ 145,140

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Segments and Related Information - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments			1
Customer Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenues	22.00%	20.00%	23.00%	21.00%

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Summary of Portal Outsourcing Services to State Governments (Parenthetical) (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Virginia State Agency One
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Feb. 28, 2015
Virginia State Agency One | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2015
Virginia State Agency Two
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2014
Virginia State Agency Two | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2015

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Segments and Related Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segments and Related Information

7. SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION

The Outsourced Portals segment is the Company’s only reportable segment and generally includes the Company’s subsidiaries operating enterprise-wide outsourced state and local government portals and the corporate divisions that directly support portal operations. The Other Software & Services category primarily includes the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. Each of the Company’s businesses within the Other Software & Services category is an operating segment and has been grouped together to form the Other Software & Services category, as none of the operating segments meets the quantitative threshold of a separately reportable segment. Unallocated corporate-level expenses are reported in the reconciliation of the segment totals to the related consolidated totals as “Other Reconciling Items.” There have been no significant intersegment transactions for the periods reported. The summary of significant accounting policies applies to all reportable and operating segments.

The measure of profitability by which management, including the Company’s chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them is operating income (loss). Segment assets or other segment balance sheet information is not presented to the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Accordingly, the Company has not presented information relating to segment assets.

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling  Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	62,094	$	3,844	$	-		$	65,938
Costs & expenses		37,463		1,321		7,362			46,146
Depreciation & amortization		1,971		14		64			2,049
Operating income (loss)	$	22,660	$	2,509	$	(7,426	)	$	17,743
2012
Revenues	$	49,042	$	2,940	$	-		$	51,982
Costs & expenses		32,606		1,075		6,260			39,941
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		81		-		-			81
Depreciation & amortization		1,247		14		58			1,319
Operating income (loss)	$	15,108	$	1,851	$	(6,318	)	$	10,641

The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	25,169		$	16,959
Other reconciling items		(7,426	)		(6,318	)
Other expense, net		(2	)		-
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	17,741		$	10,641

The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	Outsourced Portals		Other Software & Services		Other Reconciling Items			Consolidated Total
2013
Revenues	$	120,136	$	7,026	$	-		$	127,162
Costs & expenses		72,338		2,526		14,756			89,620
Depreciation & amortization		3,918		29		129			4,076
Operating income (loss)	$	43,880	$	4,471	$	(14,885	)	$	33,466
2012
Revenues	$	94,754	$	5,971	$	-		$	100,725
Costs & expenses		63,022		2,074		12,489			77,585
Amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets		161		-		-			161
Depreciation & amortization		2,481		28		121			2,630
Operating income (loss)	$	29,090	$	3,869	$	(12,610	)	$	20,349

The following is a reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30 (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Total segment operating income	$	48,351		$	32,959
Other reconciling items		(14,885	)		(12,610	)
Other expense, net		(21	)		(1	)
Consolidated income before income taxes	$	33,445		$	20,348

For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company’s Texas portal contract accounted for approximately 22% and 23%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues. For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s Texas portal contract accounted for approximately 20% and 21%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues. No other state portal contract accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 or 2012.

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Summary of Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 65,938	$ 51,982	$ 127,162	$ 100,725
Costs & expenses	46,146	39,941	89,620	77,585
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		81		161
Depreciation & amortization	2,049	1,319	4,076	2,630
Operating income	17,743	10,641	33,466	20,349
Outsourced Portals
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	62,094	49,042	120,136	94,754
Costs & expenses	37,463	32,606	72,338	63,022
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		81		161
Depreciation & amortization	1,971	1,247	3,918	2,481
Operating income	22,660	15,108	43,880	29,090
Other Software & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,844	2,940	7,026	5,971
Costs & expenses	1,321	1,075	2,526	2,074
Depreciation & amortization	14	14	29	28
Operating income	2,509	1,851	4,471	3,869
Other Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Costs & expenses	7,362	6,260	14,756	12,489
Depreciation & amortization	64	58	129	121
Operating income	$ (7,426)	$ (6,318)	$ (14,885)	$ (12,610)

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Outsourced Government Contracts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Summary of Portal Outsourcing Services to State Governments

The following is a summary of the portals through which the Company provides outsourced portal services to state governments at June 30, 2013:

NIC Portal Entity	Portal Website (State)	Year Services Commenced	Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through)
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC	www.wisconsin.gov (Wisconsin)	2013	5/13/2018 (5/13/2023)
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC	www.pa.gov (Pennsylvania)	2012	11/30/2017 (11/30/2022)
NICUSA, OR Division	www.oregon.gov (Oregon)	2011	11/22/2021
NICUSA, MD Division	www.maryland.gov (Maryland)	2011	8/10/2016 (8/10/2019)
Delaware Interactive, LLC	www.delaware.gov (Delaware)	2011	9/25/2014 (9/25/2017)
Mississippi Interactive, LLC	www.ms.gov (Mississippi)	2011	12/31/2015 (12/31/2021)
New Jersey Interactive, LLC	www.nj.gov (New Jersey)	2009	6/30/2014
New Mexico Interactive, LLC	www.mvd.newmexico.gov (New Mexico)	2009	6/30/2014
Texas NICUSA, LLC	www.Texas.gov (Texas)	2009	8/31/2016
West Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.WV.gov (West Virginia)	2007	6/30/2013 (Contract has been temporarily extended to allow the state time to finalize contract terms and conditions)
NICUSA, AZ Division	www.AZ.gov (Arizona)	2007	In transition period – 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC	www.Vermont.gov (Vermont)	2006	6/8/2016 (6/8/2019)
Colorado Interactive, LLC	www.Colorado.gov (Colorado)	2005	5/18/2014
South Carolina Interactive, LLC	www.SC.gov (South Carolina)	2005	7/15/2014
Kentucky Interactive, LLC	www.Kentucky.gov (Kentucky)	2003	8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)
Alabama Interactive, LLC	www.Alabama.gov (Alabama)	2002	2/28/2015 (2/28/2017)
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC	www.RI.gov (Rhode Island)	2001	8/31/2013
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC	www.OK.gov (Oklahoma)	2001	12/31/2013 (12/31/2014)
Montana Interactive, LLC	www.MT.gov (Montana)	2001	12/31/2015 (12/31/2020)
NICUSA, TN Division	www.TN.gov (Tennessee)	2000	9/30/2014 (3/30/2016)
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC	www.eHawaii.gov (Hawaii)	2000	1/3/2016 (unlimited 3-year renewal options)
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC	www.Idaho.gov (Idaho)	2000	6/30/2015
Utah Interactive, LLC	www.Utah.gov (Utah)	1999	6/5/2016 (6/5/2019)
Maine Information Network, LLC	www.Maine.gov (Maine)	1999	7/1/2014 (3/14/2018)
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC	www.Arkansas.gov (Arkansas)	1997	6/30/2018
Iowa Interactive, LLC	www.Iowa.gov (Iowa)	1997	9/30/2013
Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.Virginia.gov (Virginia)	1997	Expired – in transition period ending 8/31/2013*
Indiana Interactive, LLC	www.IN.gov (Indiana)	1995	7/1/2014
Nebraska Interactive, LLC	www.Nebraska.gov (Nebraska)	1995	1/31/2016
Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.	www.Kansas.gov (Kansas)	1992	12/31/2014 (12/31/2017)
*Except as to two Virginia state agency services ending 2/28/2015 (8/31/2015) and 8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Income Taxes

6. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 39% and 38%, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, compared to 43% and 42%, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. The Company’s effective tax rate in the current quarter was lower than the prior year quarter mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013. The Company’s effective tax rate in the current year-to-date period was lower than the prior year period mainly due to a change in apportionment methodology for certain states and the effect of a favorable benefit related to the federal research and development tax credit totaling approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was recognized in the first quarter of 2013, and approximately $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act retroactively extended the federal research and development credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 41 (which previously expired at the end of 2011) through the end of 2013. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance, the Company recognized the impact of this legislation for the 2012 tax year in the first quarter of 2013, when the Act was signed into law.

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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1. THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

NIC is a leading provider of eGovernment services that helps governments use the Internet to reduce internal costs, increase efficiencies and provide a higher level of service to businesses and citizens. The Company accomplishes this currently through two channels: its primary outsourced portal businesses and its software & services businesses.

In its primary outsourced portal businesses, the Company generally designs, builds, and operates Internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of state and local governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete secure government-based transactions through multiple online channels, including mobile devices. These portals consist of websites and applications the Company has built that allow businesses and citizens to access government information online and complete transactions, such as applying for a permit, retrieving government records, or filing a government-mandated form or report. Operating under multiple-year contracts (see Note 2), NIC markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting users to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company typically manages operations for each contractual relationship through separate local subsidiaries that operate as decentralized businesses with a high degree of autonomy. NIC’s self-funded business model allows the Company to generate revenues by sharing in the fees the Company collects from eGovernment transactions. The Company’s government partners benefit through reducing their financial and technology risks, increasing their operational efficiencies, and gaining a centralized, customer-focused presence on the Internet, while businesses and citizens receive a faster, more convenient, and more cost-effective means to interact with governments. The Company is typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the outsourced government portals.

The Company’s software & services businesses primarily include its subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies (see Note 2).

Basis of presentation

The Company classifies its revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category generally includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries operating enterprise-wide outsourced portals on behalf of state and local governments. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than enterprise-wide outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. The primary categories of operating expenses include: cost of portal revenues, cost of software & services revenues, selling & administrative, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and depreciation & amortization. Cost of portal revenues consists of all direct costs associated with operating government portals on an outsourced basis including employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, telecommunications, fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Cost of software & services revenues consists of all direct project costs to provide software development and services such as employee compensation (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, and all other direct project costs including hardware, software, materials, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Selling & administrative costs consist primarily of corporate-level expenses relating to human resource management, administration, information technology, security, legal, finance and accounting, internal audit and all costs of non-customer service personnel from the Company’s software & services businesses, including information systems and office rent. Selling & administrative costs also consist of stock-based compensation and corporate-level expenses for market development and public relations. In addition, selling & administrative costs include legal fees and other third-party costs, net of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance received, incurred in connection with the previously disclosed SEC matter (see Note 5). 

Trade accounts receivable

The Company records trade accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts. The Company calculates this allowance based on its history of write-offs, the level of past-due accounts, and its relationship with, and the economic status of, its customers. Trade accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received.

As previously disclosed, the Pennsylvania Treasury issued a press release stating that it rejected four invoices, totaling approximately $3.5 million, previously submitted by the Company’s subsidiary, Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC (“PI”), for eGovernment services provided from January 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Commonwealth”). According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury rejected the invoices because the administration had not obtained approvals from the Attorney General for what the Treasurer characterized as “amendments” to the Commonwealth’s Master Contract with PI, insufficient justification of the specific payment amounts requested and an inadequate basis for granting a no-bid contract if cash payments from the Commonwealth were to be included. According to the Treasury’s press release, the Treasury’s rejection notice advised the administration to resubmit the PI contract to the Office of Attorney General for review. NIC continues to operate in good faith under the contract, and remains committed to helping the Commonwealth address the issues outlined by the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Review. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has recorded as revenues the uncollected amounts due from the Commonwealth totaling approximately $5.1 million earned since the commencement of the contract on January 1, 2013 ($2.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and $2.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2013). The Company is in the early stages of discussing this matter with Commonwealth administration officials, and due to the preliminary nature of discussions, is currently unable to estimate the amount or range of amounts, if any, that it may not be able to collect from the Commonwealth. The Company believes that it is contractually entitled to, and intends to continue to pursue collection of, the full amounts due from the Commonwealth. If the Company is unable to collect, or determines it is probable that it will not collect, some or all of the amounts due from the Commonwealth, its results of operations, cash flows, financial condition, and liquidity may be adversely affected.

The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts at both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $0.6 million.

Earnings per share

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to undistributed earnings that would otherwise have been available to common stockholders. The Company’s service-based restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are considered participating securities. Accordingly, service-based restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method for all periods presented. Unvested service-based restricted shares totaled approximately 0.8 million and 0.9 million at June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Basic earnings per share is calculated by first allocating earnings between common stockholders and participating securities. Earnings attributable to common stockholders are divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by giving effect to dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of shares related to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan is determined based on the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of service-based restricted stock awards is based on the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method assuming a reallocation of undistributed earnings to common stockholders after considering the dilutive effect of potential common shares other than the participating unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock awards is based on the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	10,808		$	6,093		$	20,764		$	11,721
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		(118	)		(78	)		(230	)		(152	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	10,690		$	6,015		$	20,534		$	11,569
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-			-			-
Weighted average shares - diluted		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) provides deposit insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor for deposit accounts at each FDIC-insured depository institution. At June 30, 2013, the amount of cash covered by FDIC deposit insurance was approximately $9.8 million, and approximately $70.9 million of cash was above the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable.

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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Categories	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Categories	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Deposits Assets	Jun. 30, 2013 Deposits Assets Maximum	Jun. 30, 2013 Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania	Mar. 31, 2013 Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania	Jun. 06, 2013 Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of business channels	2		2
Number of revenue and cost categories	2		2
Number of invoices rejected										4
Accounts receivable								$ 5,100,000		$ 3,500,000
Revenue	65,938,000	51,982,000	127,162,000	100,725,000				2,500,000	2,600,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts	600,000		600,000		600,000
Unvested service-based restricted stock awards included in the calculation of earnings per share			0.8	0.9
Cash subject to FDIC insurance						9,800,000	250,000
Cash not subject to FDIC insurance						$ 70,900,000

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The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	10,808		$	6,093		$	20,764		$	11,721
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		(118	)		(78	)		(230	)		(152	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	10,690		$	6,015		$	20,534		$	11,569
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Performance-based restricted stock awards		-			-			-			-
Weighted average shares - diluted		64,890			64,489			64,800			64,393
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$	0.16		$	0.09		$	0.32		$	0.18

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Summary of Portal Outsourcing Services to State Governments (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
NICUSA, AZ Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.AZ.gov (Arizona)
Year Service Commenced	2007
Virginia Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Virginia.gov (Virginia)
Year Service Commenced	1997
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2012
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.wisconsin.gov (Wisconsin)
Year Service Commenced	2013
Contract Expiration Date	May 13, 2018
Pennsylvania Interactive LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.pa.gov (Pennsylvania)
Year Service Commenced	2012
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2017
NICUSA, OR Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.oregon.gov (Oregon)
Year Service Commenced	2011
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 22, 2021
NICUSA, MD Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.maryland.gov (Maryland)
Year Service Commenced	2011
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 10, 2016
Delaware Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.delaware.gov (Delaware)
Year Service Commenced	2011
Contract Expiration Date	Sep. 25, 2014
Mississippi Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.ms.gov (Mississippi)
Year Service Commenced	2011
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2015
New Jersey Interactive LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.nj.gov (New Jersey)
Year Service Commenced	2009
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2014
New Mexico Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.mvd.newmexico.gov (New Mexico)
Year Service Commenced	2009
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Texas NICUSA, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Texas.gov (Texas)
Year Service Commenced	2009
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2016
West Virginia Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.WV.gov (West Virginia)
Year Service Commenced	2007
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Vermont.gov (Vermont)
Year Service Commenced	2006
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 08, 2016
Colorado Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Colorado.gov (Colorado)
Year Service Commenced	2005
Contract Expiration Date	May 18, 2014
South Carolina Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.SC.gov (South Carolina)
Year Service Commenced	2005
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 15, 2014
Kentucky Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Kentucky.gov (Kentucky)
Year Service Commenced	2003
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2014
Alabama Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Alabama.gov (Alabama)
Year Service Commenced	2002
Contract Expiration Date	Feb. 28, 2015
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.RI.gov (Rhode Island)
Year Service Commenced	2001
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2013
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.OK.gov (Oklahoma)
Year Service Commenced	2001
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Montana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.MT.gov (Montana)
Year Service Commenced	2001
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2015
NICUSA, TN Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.TN.gov (Tennessee)
Year Service Commenced	2000
Contract Expiration Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.eHawaii.gov (Hawaii)
Year Service Commenced	2000
Contract Expiration Date	Jan. 03, 2016
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Idaho.gov (Idaho)
Year Service Commenced	2000
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Utah Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Utah.gov (Utah)
Year Service Commenced	1999
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 05, 2016
Maine Information Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Maine.gov (Maine)
Year Service Commenced	1999
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 01, 2014
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Arkansas.gov (Arkansas)
Year Service Commenced	1997
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Iowa Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Iowa.gov (Iowa)
Year Service Commenced	1997
Contract Expiration Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Indiana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.IN.gov (Indiana)
Year Service Commenced	1995
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 01, 2014
Nebraska Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Nebraska.gov (Nebraska)
Year Service Commenced	1995
Contract Expiration Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal Website (State)	www.Kansas.gov (Kansas)
Year Service Commenced	1992
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Transition Period Term | NICUSA, AZ Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract	In transition period - 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)
Transition Period Term | Virginia Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract	Expired - in transition period ending 8/31/2013	[1]
Renewal Term | Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	May 13, 2023
Renewal Term | Pennsylvania Interactive LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2022
Renewal Term | NICUSA, MD Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 10, 2019
Renewal Term | Delaware Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Sep. 25, 2017
Renewal Term | Mississippi Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Renewal Term | West Virginia Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract	Contract has been temporarily extended to allow the state time to finalize contract terms and conditions
Renewal Term | Vermont Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 08, 2019
Renewal Term | Kentucky Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2015
Renewal Term | Alabama Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Feb. 28, 2017
Renewal Term | Oklahoma Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Renewal Term | Montana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Renewal Term | NICUSA, TN Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 30, 2016
Renewal Term | Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract	Unlimited 3-Year renewal options
Renewal Term | Utah Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 05, 2019
Renewal Term | Maine Information Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 14, 2018
Renewal Term | Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2017

[1] Except as to two Virginia state agency services ending 2/28/2015 (8/31/2015) and 8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)

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Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Numerator:
Net income	$ 10,808	$ 6,093	$ 20,764	$ 11,721
Less: Income allocated to participating securities	(118)	(78)	(230)	(152)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 10,690	$ 6,015	$ 20,534	$ 11,569
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic	64,890	64,489	64,800	64,393
Performance-based restricted stock awards
Weighted average shares - diluted	64,890	64,489	64,800	64,393
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.18
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.18

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 24, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	EGOV
Entity Registrant Name	NIC INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001065332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		64,908,025

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Outsourced Government Contracts - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended									3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Contract Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Contract Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia State Agency One	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia State Agency One Renewal Term	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia State Agency Two	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia State Agency Two Renewal Term	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia Interactive, LLC	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia Interactive, LLC	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia Interactive, LLC Additional Contract	Jun. 30, 2013 Virginia Interactive, LLC Transition Period Term		Jun. 30, 2013 NICUSA, AZ Division	Jun. 30, 2013 NICUSA, AZ Division	Jun. 30, 2013 NICUSA, AZ Division Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 NICUSA, AZ Division Renewal Term Contract	Jun. 30, 2013 NICUSA, AZ Division Transition Period Term	Jun. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Virginia State Agency Two	Mar. 31, 2013 State of Kansas Extended Term	Mar. 31, 2013 State of Nebraska Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Vermont	Mar. 31, 2013 State of Vermont Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Vermont Extended Term	Mar. 31, 2013 State of Rhode Island Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Wisconsin	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Wisconsin Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Idaho Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 Kentucky Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of New Jersey Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 New Mexico Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of West Virginia Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Iowa Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 State of Arizona Extended Term	Mar. 31, 2013 US Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Renewal Term Contract	Mar. 31, 2013 US Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Third Extended Term	Jun. 30, 2013 Federal Election Commission	Jun. 30, 2013 Outsourced State Portal Contracts Contract	Jun. 30, 2013 Outsourced State Portal Contracts Contract
Contracts [Line Items]
Number of portal outsourcing contracts that can be terminated by the other party without cause on period of notice																																						15	15
Percentage of total consolidated revenues related to contracts that can be terminated by the other party without cause on period of notice																																						54.00%	55.00%
Performance bond commitments	$ 6.1	$ 6.1
Term of contract											18 months					6 months	3 months			1 year	2 years	3 years	4 months	3 years	5 months	5 years	5 years	2 years	1 year	1 year	1 year	1 year	6 months	6 months	1 year	1 year
Contract Expiration Date					Feb. 28, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2015		Aug. 31, 2012																										Feb. 16, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Additional agreements term after renewal					18 months														12 months
Option for the agency to extent the contract					6 months														12 months
Contract renewal option					1														1
Number of federal agencies the Company currently has contracts with to provide outsourced services	1	1
Number of contract renewal options																	2																		4
Revenues from the FEC contract			1.00%	1.00%
Number of outsourced portal services or software development and services contracts with expiration date within a 12-month period	9	9
Percentage of total consolidated revenues related to contracts with expiration dates within a 12-month period	21.00%	21.00%
Percentage of total consolidated revenues									2.00%	2.00%				2.00%	2.00%
Description of contract term												Expired - in transition period ending 8/31/2013	[1]					In transition period - 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)

[1] Except as to two Virginia state agency services ending 2/28/2015 (8/31/2015) and 8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)