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                                                              EXHIBIT (10)(xvii)

                        AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC.
                           DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                 (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2002)

  This document constitutes part of a Prospectus covering securities that have
                been registered under the Securities Act of 1993.

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

         The purpose of this American Standard Companies Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), as amended as of January 1, 2002, is to provide
a select group of management or highly compensated employees of American
Standard Companies Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries and certain members
of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") with the opportunity to defer
receipt of certain compensation, and for the Company to defer payment of certain
compensation to such individuals, into future years. The Plan covers employees
of the Company and subsidiaries of the Company which, with the consent of the
Company, elect to participate in the Plan (the "Employer").

SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY

         Each employee of the Employer who is a U.S. taxpayer and who
participates in the Company's Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan is eligible
to participate in the Plan. In addition, all nonemployee members of the Board
are Participants. All those who are eligible to participate in the Plan are
considered to be Participants. The Plan Administrator shall provide a copy of
the Plan to each Participant together with a form of letter which the
Participant may use to notify the Company of his or her election to defer
compensation under the Plan.

SECTION 3. PARTICIPATION

         A. DEFERRAL ELECTION. On or before the date chosen from time to time by
the Plan Administrator, a Participant may elect to defer receipt of certain
forms of compensation which, but for such election, would have been paid to him
or her, and to have such amounts credited, in whole or in part, to a memorandum
account credited with a fixed annual return (the "Interest Account") and/or a
memorandum account deemed to be invested in notional Common Shares of

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the Company (the "Stock Account"). A Participant may elect to defer up to (i)
50% of base pay, (ii) 100% of payments under the Company's Annual Incentive
Plan, (iii) 100% of payments under the Company's Long Term Incentive
Compensation, (iv) 100% of fees and retainers to be paid to members of the
Company's Board, and (v) 100% of such other sources as are determined from time
to time by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that the total amount
deferred by a Participant shall be limited in any calendar year, if necessary,
to satisfy Social Security Tax (including Medicare), income tax and employee
benefit plan withholding requirements as determined in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Plan Administrator.

         B. FORM AND DURATION OF DEFERRAL ELECTION. A deferral election shall be
made by a Participant in the form of a written notice filed on a designated form
with the Plan Administrator (the "Deferral Election"). The Deferral Election
shall specify the amount being deferred under that election and how much, if
any, of the deferral amount is going to each of the Interest Account and the
Stock Account. The minimum amount that each Participant may defer under the Plan
for each year shall be $5,000 (or such other amount as the Plan Administrator
shall determine from time to time). Any such election shall be effective solely
with respect to payments that would otherwise be made in the calendar year
following the year in which such election is filed, except that with respect to
individuals who first become Participants during a calendar year, such election
shall apply to compensation to be earned and paid in that calendar year. Such
deferral election shall remain in effect for future years until it is modified
or revoked. Any revocation or modification of a Deferral Election shall become
effective only with respect to compensation payable in the calendar year
following receipt of such revocation or modification by the Plan Administrator.

         C. RENEWAL. A Participant who has revoked an election to participate in
the Plan may file a new election to defer compensation payable in the calendar
year following the year in which such election is filed, if the Participant
continues to meet the Plan's eligibility criteria as are then in effect.

         D. DISCRETIONARY COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL. The Employer
may from time to time elect to make fully discretionary contributions
("Discretionary Company Contributions") to the Accounts of some or all
Participants, in such amounts and to such Accounts as it, in its sole
discretion, elects. Such Discretionary Company Contributions may be subject to a
vesting schedule, as determined by the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding the

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vesting schedule, such amounts will become fully vested upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control, or upon the death or disability (as defined below) of the
Participant (while actively employed by the Employer as an employee or member of
the Board). "Change of Control" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the
American Standard Companies Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or any
successor plan thereto.

         E. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may from time to time elect to
make fully discretionary matching contributions ("Matching Contributions") to
the Accounts of some or all Participants, in such amounts as it, in its sole
discretion, elects. Such Matching Contributions shall be fully vested at all
times.

SECTION 4. PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNTS

         A. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT. The Company shall maintain an Interest
Account and a Stock Account for each Participant, and shall make additions to
and subtractions from such Accounts as provided in this Plan. For each amount
credited to the Interest Account, such Account shall note the date the amount
was credited to the Account, any interest accrued pursuant to this Section 4, as
well as the date that distribution is to commence. For each amount credited to
the Stock Account, the Account shall note the date the amount was credited to
the Account, the number of notional shares credited on such date, the Market
Value per Share used to determine the notional shares credited, as well as the
date distribution is to commence.

         B. INTEREST ACCOUNT. Compensation allocated to the Interest Account
pursuant to this Section 4 shall be credited to such Account as of the date such
compensation would otherwise have been paid to the Participant, and for Matching
Contributions and Discretionary Company Contributions, as of the date on which
such amounts are credited to the Interest Account. Any amounts credited to the
Interest Account shall earn interest on an annual basis at the Applicable
Interest Rate in effect for each calendar year, as defined below, which interest
shall be credited on the last business day of each calendar month.

         The Applicable Interest Rate for amounts credited prior to January 1,
2002, shall mean the percentage equal to the prime rate of interest in effect at
Chase Manhattan Bank (or any successor thereto) on the last business day of the
previous calendar year, plus one percent.

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         For amounts credited to the Interest Account after December 31, 2001,
Applicable Interest Rate shall mean the rate of interest to be determined by the
Plan Administrator from time to time.

         C. STOCK ACCOUNT. Any compensation allocated to the Stock Account
pursuant to this Section 4 shall be deemed to be invested in a number of
notional Common Shares (including fractional shares) of the Company (the
"Shares") equal to the quotient of (i) the dollar amount of such compensation
divided by (ii) the Market Value Per Share (as defined below) on the date the
compensation being allocated to the Stock Account would otherwise have been
payable to the Participant. The Market Value Per Share on any date shall mean
the average of the high and low prices per share for a Common Share of the
Company as reported on the Consolidated Tape of the New York Stock Exchange on
such date. If such date is not a business day or if no sale occurs on such date,
Market Value Per Share shall be determined, in the manner described above, as of
the first preceding business day on which a sale occurs.

         Whenever a dividend other than a dividend payable in the form of the
Corporation's Common Shares is declared with respect to the Company's Common
Shares, the number of Shares in the Participant's Stock Account shall be
increased by the number of Shares determined by dividing (i) the product of (A)
the number of Shares in the Participant's Stock Account on the related dividend
record date and (B) the amount of any cash dividend declared by the Company on a
Common Share (or, in the case of any dividend distributable in property other
than Common Shares, the per share value of such dividend, as determined by the
Company for purposes of income tax reporting) by (ii) the Market Value Per Share
on the related dividend payment date. In the case of any dividend declared on
the Company's Common Shares which is payable in Common Shares, the Participant's
Stock Account shall be increased by the number of Shares equal to the product of
(i) the number of Shares credited to the Participant's Stock Account on the
related dividend record date and (ii) the number of shares of Common Shares
(including any fraction thereof) distributable as a dividend on a Common Share.

         In the event of any change in the number or kind of outstanding Common
Shares by reason of any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
stock split or any similar change affecting the Common Shares, other than a
stock dividend as provided above, the Administrator shall make an appropriate
adjustment in the number of Shares credited to each Participant's Stock Account.

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         (D) INVESTMENT ELECTIONS FOR DEFERRALS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. At the
time a Participant elects to defer compensation pursuant to Section 3(a), the
Participant shall designate in writing the portion of such compensation, stated
as a whole percentage, to be credited to the Interest Account and the portion to
be credited to the Stock Account. Any compensation to be credited to either
Account shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. Such election shall also
designate the investment selection for Matching Contributions, if any. If a
Participant fails to designate how the deferrals and/or other contributions are
to be allocated between the two Accounts, 100% of such amounts shall be credited
to the Interest Account. Participants may not elect to transfer from the
Interest Account to the Stock Account, or vice versa. In addition, the Plan
Administrator will in all cases select the deemed investment option for
Discretionary Company Contributions, if any.

SECTION 5. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ACCOUNTS

         A. DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS. At the time a Participant makes a Deferral
Election with respect to a particular calendar year, such Participant shall also
file with the Plan Administrator a written election (a "Distribution Election")
with respect to the timing and manner of distribution of the aggregate amount,
if any, credited to the Interest Account and/or the Stock Account for that
year's deferrals and contributions. In all cases, the Plan Administrator will
determine the time and form of distributions with respect to Discretionary
Company Contributions, if any. A Distribution Election shall specify that a
distribution for that year's deferrals and Matching Contributions shall be made
in one of the following manners:

              (1)  Distributions to be made upon termination of employment (as
                   an employee of the Employer or as a member of the Board) or
                   disability. Disability, for this purpose, shall mean the
                   Participant's permanent inability to perform each and every
                   duty of his or her occupation or position of employment due
                   to illness or injury as determined in the sole and absolute
                   discretion of the Plan Administrator. The normal form of
                   distribution under this method will be installments paid over
                   10 years, but the Participant may elect instead to be paid in
                   annual installments over a period of less than 10 years, or
                   in the form of a lump sum. Distributions under this
                   methodology will commence the month immediately following

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                   the month in which the Participant terminates employment or
                   becomes disabled; or

              (2)  Distributions commence either one, two, or three years
                   following termination of employment (as an employee of the
                   Employer or as a member of the Board) or disability (as
                   defined above). The normal form of distribution under this
                   method will be installments paid over 10 years, but the
                   Participant may elect instead to be paid in annual
                   installments over a period of less than 10 years, or in the
                   form of a lump sum. Distributions under this methodology will
                   commence in February of the selected calendar year; or

              (3)  Distributions to be made at scheduled dates while still
                   employed or while still a member of the Board. Under this
                   methodology, the Participant may elect to defer receipt until
                   a year which is at least two years following the calendar
                   year in which the deferrals or contributions are being made.
                   The normal form of distribution under this methodology will
                   be a lump sum, but the Participant may elect instead to be
                   paid in installments over two, three, four or five years.
                   Distributions under this methodology will commence in
                   February of the selected calendar year. In the event that a
                   Participant becomes disabled (as defined above) or terminates
                   employment (as an employee or a member of the Board) prior to
                   commencement of a scheduled withdrawal under this
                   methodology, then such withdrawal shall commence in the month
                   immediately following such disability or termination of
                   employment in the form selected by the Participant for
                   in-service distributions. In the event that a Participant
                   becomes disabled (as defined above) or terminates employment
                   (as an employee or a member of the Board) after commencement
                   of a scheduled withdrawal under this methodology for a given
                   year's deferrals and Matching Contributions, then that year's
                   deferrals and Matching Contributions will continue to be
                   distributed in the form selected.

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         B. AMENDMENT OF DISTRIBUTION ELECTION. A Participant may change a
Distribution Election applicable to a particular year's deferrals and Matching
Contributions upon written notice filed with the Plan Administrator up to two
times, subject to the following limitations:

              (1)  No election to change the method and/or timing of any
                   distribution may accelerate the time at which payment of
                   amounts previously deferred would otherwise have been paid;

              (2)  No election to change the method and/or timing of any
                   distribution shall be effective unless at least one full
                   calendar year elapses between:

                   (a)  the date as of which such election is so filed, and

                   (b)  the date as of which a distribution would otherwise have
                        commenced.

         C. PAYMENT UPON DEATH. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the
contrary, if a Participant shall die before payment of all amounts credited to
such Participant's Accounts have been completed, the total remaining balance in
such Accounts shall be paid in a single lump sum to the Participant's designated
beneficiary or, if no beneficiary has been designated, to his or her estate,
within thirty (30) days after the Plan Administrator receives notice of the
Participant's death.

         D. VALUATION ON DISTRIBUTION. Distributions from the Stock Account
shall be paid in Common Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Plan
Administrator in its sole discretion. In the event of a distribution from the
Stock Account to be paid in Common Shares, the number of Common Shares payable
shall be equal to the number of whole Shares subject to such distribution. Any
fractional Shares will be settled in cash. The Stock Account will be valued for
tax withholding purposes, as well as all other purposes (including, but not
limited to, settlement of the Stock Account (in whole or in part) in cash),
based on the Market Value Per Share on the last business day of the calendar
month prior to the date as of which distribution is to be made. Distributions
from the Interest Account will be valued as of the last business day of the
calendar month prior to the date as of which distribution is to be made.

         E. INTEREST ACCOUNT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS. Where a Participant elects to
receive a distribution in annual installments, the amount of each installment
payment from the Interest Account shall be equal to the product of (i) the
balance credited to such Interest Account (which is subject to the particular
installment election) on the last business day of the calendar month

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prior to the date as of which such payment is to be made, and (ii) a fraction,
the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the total
number of installments remaining to be paid at that time.

         F. STOCK ACCOUNT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS. Where a Participant elects to
receive the distribution in annual installments, the number of Shares subject to
such annual installment payment from the Stock Account shall be equal to the
product of (i) the number of Shares credited to such Stock Account on the date
of such payment which is subject to the particular installment election, and
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which
is the total number of installments remaining to be paid at that time.

SECTION 6. HARDSHIP AND UNSCHEDULED IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS

         A. HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. A Participant shall be permitted to elect a
Hardship Distribution from his or her vested Accounts at any time, subject to
the following. Discretionary Company Contributions are not available for a
Hardship Distribution, unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in
its sole discretion. The election to take a Hardship Distribution shall be made
by filing a form provided by and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the
end of any calendar month. The Plan Administrator shall determine whether the
requested distribution constitutes a Hardship Distribution as defined below. The
amount determined by the Plan Administrator as a Hardship Distribution shall be
paid in a single payment as soon as practicable after the end of the calendar
month in which the Hardship Distribution election is made and approved by the
Plan Administrator. If a Participant receives a Hardship Distribution, the
Participant will be ineligible to participate in the Plan for the balance of
that calendar year. The Plan Administrator will in its sole discretion determine
the Account or Accounts from which to debit the amount of the distribution.

         For this purpose, Hardship Distribution shall mean a severe financial
hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or
accident of the Participant or of his or her dependent (as defined in Section
152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), loss of a
Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar or extraordinary and
unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of
the Participant. The circumstances that would constitute an unforeseeable
emergency will depend upon the facts of each case, but, in any case, a Hardship
Distribution may not be made to the extent that such

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hardship is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation by
insurance or otherwise, or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant's assets, to
the extent the liquidation of assets would not itself cause severe financial
hardship. In all instances, the Plan Administrator will have sole discretion to
determine whether a valid hardship exists for this purpose.

         B. UNSCHEDULED IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS. A Participant shall be
permitted to elect an Unscheduled In-Service Distribution from his or her vested
Accounts at any time, subject to the following. Discretionary Company
Contributions are not available for an Unscheduled In-Service Distribution. The
election to take an Unscheduled In-Service Distribution shall be made by filing
a form provided by and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the end of any
calendar month. The amount of the Unscheduled In-Service Distribution shall be
the amount selected by the Participant, up to a maximum of 90% of his vested
Account balance. The amount described herein shall be paid in a single payment
as soon as practicable after the end of the calendar month in which the
Unscheduled In-Service Distribution election is made. If a Participant requests
an Unscheduled In-Service Distribution of some or all of his or her vested
Account, such Participant shall permanently forfeit 10% of the gross amount to
be distributed from the Participant's Account, and the Company shall have no
obligation to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary with respect to such
forfeited amount. If a Participant receives an Unscheduled In-Service
Distribution of either all or a part of his or her Account, then the Participant
will be ineligible to participate in the Plan for the balance of the calendar
year. The Plan Administrator will in its sole discretion determine the Account
or Accounts from which to debit the amount of the distribution.

SECTION 7. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES A Participant may designate a
beneficiary or beneficiaries (which may be an entity other than a natural
person) to receive payments to be made following such Participant's death. At
any time, and from time to time, any such designation may be changed or canceled
by the Participant without the consent of the beneficiary. Any such designation,
change or cancellation must be made by written notice filed with the Plan
Administrator. If a Participant designates more than one beneficiary, any
payments to such beneficiaries shall be made in equal amounts unless the
Participant has designated otherwise, in which case the payments shall be made
as designated by the Participant. If no beneficiary is named by the Participant,
or if a beneficiary has been designated and such

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designation has been canceled, payment shall be made to the Participant's
estate. Notwithstanding the above, if a Participant has designated his or her
spouse as beneficiary, and subsequent to such designation becomes divorced from
such spouse, then the designation previously filed will be deemed revoked as to
such former spouse, unless specifically reaffirmed in writing by the Participant
subsequent to the date of divorce.

SECTION 8. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION The Board of Directors of the Company may
amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that, no such
amendment or termination shall impair the rights of a Participant with respect
to amounts then credited to his Account under the Plan, and further provided,
however, that no amendment or termination may be effected with respect to a
Participant prior to the end of two years following a Change of Control, except
with the written consent of such an affected Participant.

SECTION 9. ADMINISTRATION The Plan shall be administered by a committee
appointed by the Board (the "Plan Administrator"). The initial members of the
committee are the Company's Senior Vice President of Human Resources, the
Company's Vice President of Compensation, the Company's Treasurer, and the
Company's executive compensation and employee benefits counsel. In addition to
such functions and responsibilities specifically reserved to the Plan
Administrator under the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have full power and
authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to construe and interpret and
carry out the terms of the Plan, and to exercise discretion where necessary or
appropriate in the interpretation of the Plan, and all decisions by the Plan
Administrator shall be final and binding on all affected parties. In addition to
such powers, the Plan Administrator has the authority to modify eligibility
criteria for the Plan, to select or change investment options under the Plan, to
appoint and replace the trustee of the grantor trust to be established
hereunder, to establish rules and regulations for efficient plan administration,
to employ and rely upon advisers, and shall have such other powers, duties and
responsibilities as are customary for plans such as the Plan, all as determined
by the Plan Administrator.

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS

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         A. UNFUNDED PLAN. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund its
liabilities under the Plan, the Accounts established for each Participant
electing deferment shall not constitute a trust, and a Participant shall have no
claim against the Company or its assets other than as an unsecured general
creditor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Participant's
claim at any time shall be for the amount credited to such Participant's
Accounts at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will establish
a grantor trust to assist it in meeting its obligations hereunder, which grantor
trust may be funded by the Company at such levels as it determines from time to
time; provided, however, that in no event shall any Participant have any
interest in such trust or property other than that of an unsecured general
creditor of the Company. Notwithstanding the above, upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control, the Company will immediately contribute to such grantor trust
such amounts of cash and Company stock as are necessary to satisfy all claims
for benefits under the Plan, on an assumed termination basis at such date.

         B. NON-ALIENATION. The right of a Participant to receive a distribution
of the value of such Participant's Account payable pursuant to the Plan shall
not be subject to assignment, alienation, attachment, garnishment or other
similar process.

         C. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Plan shall be
construed to give any Participant the right to continued employment by the
Employer, nor shall it limit the Employer's ability to affect the terms and
conditions of a Participant's employment with the Employer.

         D. GOVERNING LAW. This Plan and all rights and obligations hereunder
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, to the extent such laws are not superseded by federal law. The Plan is
intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained for a select
group of management or highly compensated individuals. As such, it is generally
subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"). While ERISA generally applies to the Plan, Parts 2
(Participation and Vesting), 3 (Funding), and 4 (Fiduciary Responsibility) of
Title I of ERISA do not apply. Part 5 (Administration and Enforcement) applies,
and the Part 1 (Reporting and Disclosure) requirements apply to the Plan, but
only on a limited basis.

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         E. WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable
hereunder, whether in cash or shares, such federal, state or local taxes as may
be deemed required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law or regulations.

         F. COMPLIANCE. A Participant shall have no right to receive payment (in
any form) with respect to his or her Accounts until legal and contractual
obligations of the Employer relating to the making of such payments shall have
been complied with in full. In addition, the Plan Administrator shall impose
such restrictions, limitations, rules and regulations as it may deem advisable
in order to comply with the applicable federal securities laws, the requirements
of the New York Stock Exchange or any other applicable stock exchange or
automated quotation system, any applicable state securities laws, any provision
of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or any other law,
regulation, rule, or binding contract to which the Company or the Employer is
subject.

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                      NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC.
                             KEY EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT
                                       For
                                    ERIC BUR

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 1st
day of April, 2001, by and between Eric Bur ("Executive") and NATIONAL
INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"). This
Agreement amends and restates all prior agreements between Executive and the
Company with respect to the subject matter hereof.

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive to provide personal
services to the Company and to the Company's subsidiaries, and wishes to provide
Executive with certain compensation and benefits in return for Executive's
services; and

         WHEREAS, Executive wishes to be employed by the Company and provide
personal services to the Company and to the Company's subsidiaries in return for
certain compensation and benefits;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY.

         1.1      Acceptance. Subject to terms set forth herein, the Company or
a subsidiary of the Company, agrees to employ Executive in the position of NIC
Chief Financial Officer and Executive hereby accepts such employment effective
as of the date first written above. During the term of employment with the
Company, Executive will devote his best efforts and substantially all of his
business time and attention (except for vacation periods and reasonable periods
of illness or other incapacity's permitted by the Company's general employment
policies) to the business of the Company.

         1.2      Duties. Executive will serve in an executive capacity and
shall perform such duties as are customarily associated with his then current
title, consistent with the Bylaws of the Company and as required by the
Company's Board of Directors (the Board).

         1.3      Employment Policies. The employment relationship between the
parties shall also be governed by the general employment policies and practices
of the Company, including those relating to protection of confidential
information and assignment of inventions, except that when the terms of this
Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company's general employment
policies or practices, this Agreement shall control.

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2.       COMPENSATION.

         2.1      Salary. Executive shall receive for services to be rendered
hereunder an annualized base salary of $ 160,000, payable in equal installments
(prorated for portions of a pay period) on the Company's regular pay days and
the Company will withhold from such compensation all applicable federal and
state income, social security and disability and other taxes as required by
applicable laws.

         2.2      Standard Company Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to all
rights and benefits for which they are eligible under the terms and conditions
of the standard Company benefits and compensation practices which may be in
effect from time to time and provided by the Company to its employees generally.

3.       PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS.

         3.1      Agreement. Executive agrees to execute and abide by the
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

4.       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

         4.1      Termination Without Cause.

                  (a) The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's
         employment with the Company at any time without cause.

                  (b) In the event Executive's employment is terminated without
         cause before April 1, 2004, the Company shall pay Executive 12 months'
         base compensation in a single lump sum distribution on the first
         regular Company pay period after said termination.

                  (c) In the event Executive's employment is terminated without
         cause on or after April 1, 2004, Executive will not be entitled to
         severance pay, pay in lieu of notice or any other such compensation,
         except as provided in the Company's Severance Benefit Plan, if any, in
         effect on the termination date.

         4.2      Termination for Cause.

                  (a) The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive's
         employment with the Company at any time for cause. Written notification
         of termination and specific cause of termination shall be provided to
         the Executive at the time of termination.

                  (b) "Cause" for termination shall mean an employee's
         conviction of a felony or the willful and deliberate failure of an
         employee to perform his customary duties, in a manner consistent with
         the manner reasonably prescribed by the Board of Directors or President
         of Company (other than any failure resulting from his incapacity due to
         physical

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         or mental illness, disability or death) after not less than thirty (30)
         days prior written notice from Company.

                  (c) In the event the Executive is notified in writing his
         employment is to be terminated for cause and the cause is curable, the
         Executive shall be given thirty days from date of notification to cure
         the specific cause(s) set forth in the notification.

                  (d) In the event Executive's employment is terminated at any
         time for cause, the executive shall not be entitled to severance pay,
         pay in lieu of notice or any other such compensation; provided,
         however, Executive shall be entitled and shall receive all compensation
         earned prior to and including the date of termination.

         4.3      Voluntary or Mutual Termination.

                  (a) Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment in
         writing with the Company at any time, after which no further
         compensation will be paid to Executive.

                  (b) In the event Executive voluntarily terminates his
         employment, Executive shall not be entitled to severance pay, pay in
         lieu of notice or any other such compensation; provided, however,
         Executive shall be entitled and shall receive all compensation earned
         prior to and including the date of termination.

         4.4      Termination In Connection With a Change of Control

                  (a) In the event of a "Change in Control" of the Company (as
         defined herein), and in the event that either in contemplation of such
         Change of Control or after such Change of Control, Executive's
         employment is terminated without cause, in addition to any payments to
         which Executive may be entitled pursuant to Section 4.1, subject to the
         provisions of paragraph (c) below, Executive shall be entitled to a
         severance payment equal to the product of the number of full years of
         employment of Executive with the Company times the sum of (i) one
         month's salary, and (ii) one/twelfth the annual bonus earned by
         Executive for the last complete calendar year or year of employment,
         whichever is greater. In the event Executive voluntarily terminates his
         employment with the Company within six months of a Change of Control,
         subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, Executive shall be
         entitled to a severance payment equal to the product of the number of
         full years of employment of Executive with the Company times the sum of
         (i) one month's salary, and (ii) one/twelfth times the annual bonus
         earned by Executive for the last complete calendar year or year of
         employment, whichever is greater. In addition, in either case,
         notwithstanding the provisions of any stock option agreement, all stock
         options held by the Executive shall vest upon such Change of Control.

                  (b) For purposes of this Section 4.4, a "Change in Control" of
         the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as
         such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee

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         or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
         the Company, who is not a "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
         under said Act), of 5% or more of the Company's common stock as of the
         date of this agreement becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
         indirectly, of capital stock of the Company representing 40 percent or
         more of the total voting power represented by the Company's then
         outstanding capital stock, or (ii) the shareholders of the Company
         approve (x) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
         company, other than a merger or consolidation in which the shareholders
         of the Company would own 50% or more of the voting stock of the
         surviving corporation, (y) the sale of all of substantially all of the
         assets of the Company, or (z) the liquidation or dissolution of the
         Company.

                  (c) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
         notwithstanding, prior to the payment of any compensation or benefits
         payable under paragraph (a) of this Section 4.4 hereof, the certified
         public accountants of the Company immediately prior to a Change of
         Control (the "Certified Public Accountants") shall determine as
         promptly as practical and in any event with 20 business days following
         the sale of the Company whether any payment or distribution by the
         Company to or for the benefit of Executive (whether paid or payable or
         distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
         any other agreements or otherwise) (a "Payment") would more likely than
         not be nondeductible by the Company for Federal income tax purposes
         because of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
         amended (the "Code") and if it is, then the aggregate present value of
         amounts payable or distributable to or for the benefit of the Company
         pursuant to this Agreement (such payments or distributions pursuant to
         this Agreement are thereinafter referred to as "Contract Payments")
         shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For
         purposes of this Section, the "Reduced Amount" shall be an amount
         expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value
         of Contract Payments without causing any payment to be nondeductible by
         the Company because of said Section 280G of the Code.

                   If under the Section the certified Public Accountants
         determine that any payment would more likely than not be nondeductible
         by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code, the Company shall
         promptly give Executive notice to that effect and a copy of the
         detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the
         Executive may then elect, in his sole discretion, which and how much of
         the Contract Payments or any other payments shall be eliminated or
         reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of
         the Agreement Payments or any other payments equals the Reduced
         Amount), and shall advise the Company in writing of his election within
         20 business days of his receipt of notice. If no such election is made
         by Executive within such 20-day period, the Company may elect which and
         how much of the Contract Payments or any other payments shall be
         eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the Aggregate
         present value of the Contract Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and
         shall notify Executive promptly of such election. For purposes of this
         Section, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section
         280G(d)(4) of the Code. All determinations made by the Certified Public
         Accountants shall be binding upon the Company and Executive and the
         payment to Executive shall be made within 20 days of

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         sale of the Company. The Company may suspend for a period of up to 30
         days after the sale of the Company the Payment and any other payments
         or benefits due to Executive until the Certified Public Accountants
         finish the determination and Executive (or the Company, as the case may
         be) elects how to reduce the Contract Payments or any other payments,
         if necessary. As promptly as practicable following such determination
         and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay to our distribute to
         or for the benefit of Executive such amounts as are then due to
         Executive under this Agreement.

5.       NON-INTERFERENCE; NON-COMPETITION.

         5.1      Agreement. Executive agrees to execute and abide by the
Noncompetition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.

6.       GENERAL PROVISION.

         6.1      Notices. Any notices provided hereunder must be in writing and
shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of personal delivery (including
personal delivery by facsimile) or the third day after mailing by first class
mail, to the Company at its primary office location and to Executive at the
address listed on the Company payroll.

         6.2      Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect
any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.

         6.3      Waiver. If either party should waive any breach of any
provisions of this Agreement, they or it shall not thereby be deemed to have
waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of
this Agreement.

         6.4      Complete Agreement. This Agreement and its Exhibits,
constitute the entire agreement between Executive and the Company and it is the
complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of his agreement with regard to the
material terms of executive employment, compensation, and duration. It is
entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those
expressly contained herein, and it cannot be modified or amended except in a
writing signed by Executive and an officer of the Company.

         6.5      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate
counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one
party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same
Agreement.

         6.6      Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor to
affect the meaning thereof.

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         6.7      Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended to bind and
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company, and his
respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except that
Executive may not assign any of his duties hereunder and they may not assign any
of his rights hereunder without the written consent of the Company, which shall
not be withheld unreasonably.

         6.8      Attorneys' Fees. If either party hereto brings any action to
enforce his or its rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such action
shall be entitled to recover his or its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
incurred in connection with such action.

         6.9      Choice of Law. All questions concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the law of the
State of Kansas.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Key Employee
Agreement on the day and year first above written.

                                       NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC.:

                                       By:
                                          ------------------------------------
                                       Name: SAM SOMERHALDER
                                       Title:   EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

                                       EXECUTIVE:

                                       ---------------------------------------
                                       Name: ERIC BUR

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                                   EXHIBIT "A"

                        EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
                            AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT

         In consideration of my employment or continued employment by NATIONAL
INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC., a Colorado corporation, or any controlled
subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the "Company"), and in consideration of
the compensation now and hereafter paid to me, I, the undersigned, hereby agree
as follows:

1.       NONDISCLOSURE.

         1.1      Recognition of Company's Rights; Nondisclosure. At all times
during my employment and thereafter, I will hold in strictest confidence and
will not disclose, use, lecture upon or publish any of the Company's Proprietary
Information (defined below), except as such disclosure, use or publication may
be required in connection with my work for the Company, or unless an officer of
the Company expressly authorizes such in writing. I will obtain Company's
written approval before publishing or submitting for publication any material
(written, verbal, or otherwise) that relates to my work at Company and/or
incorporates any Proprietary Information. I hereby assign to the Company any
rights I may have or acquire in such Proprietary Information and recognize that
all Proprietary Information shall be the sole property of the Company and its
assigns.

         1.2      Proprietary Information. The term "Proprietary Information"
shall mean any and all confidential and/or proprietary knowledge, data or
information of the Company. By way of illustration but not limitation,
"Proprietary Information" includes (a) trade secrets, inventions, ideas,
processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, programs, other works of
authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and
techniques (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Inventions"); and (b)
information regarding plans for research, development, new products, marketing
and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements,
licenses, prices and costs, suppliers and customers; and (c) information
regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that, at all such times, I am
free to use information which is generally known in the trade or industry, which
is not gained as result of a breach of this Agreement, and my own, skill,
knowledge, know-how and experience to whatever extent and in whichever way I
wish.

         1.3      Third Party Information. I understand, in addition, that the
Company has received and in the future will receive from third parties
confidential or proprietary information ("Third Party Information") subject to a
duty on the Company's part to maintain the confidentiality of such information
and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of my
employment and thereafter, I will hold Third Party Information in the strictest
confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than Company personnel who
need to know such information in connection with his work for the Company) or
use, except in connection with my work for the Company, Third Party Information
unless expressly authorized by an officer of the Company in writing.

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         1.4      No Improper Use of Information of Prior Employers and Others.
During my employment by the Company I will not improperly use or disclose any
confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employer or any
other person to whom I have an obligation of confidentiality, and I will not
bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property
belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom I have an
obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former
employer or person. I will use in the performance of my duties only information
which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience
comparable to my own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise
legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the
Company.

2.       ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS.

         2.1      Proprietary Rights. The term "Proprietary Rights" shall mean
all trade secret, patent, copyright, and other intellectual property rights
throughout the world.

         2.2      Prior Inventions. Inventions, if any, patented or unpatented,
which I made prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company are
excluded from the scope of this Agreement. To preclude any possible uncertainty,
I have set forth on Exhibit A (Previous Inventions) attached hereto a complete
list of all Inventions that I have, alone or jointly with others, conceived,
developed or reduced to practice or caused to be conceived, developed or reduced
to practice prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company, that I
consider to be my property or the property of third parties and that I wish to
have excluded from the scope of this Agreement (collectively referred to as
"Prior Inventions"). If disclosure of any such Prior Invention would cause me to
violate any prior confidentiality agreement, I understand that I am not to list
such Prior Inventions in Exhibit A but am only to disclose a cursory name for
each such invention, a listing of the party(ies) to whom it belongs and the fact
that full disclosure as to such inventions has not been made for that reason. A
space is provided on Exhibit A for such purpose. If no such disclosure is
attached, I represent that there are no Prior Inventions. If, in the course of
my employment with the Company, I incorporate a Prior Invention into a Company
product, process or machine, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a
nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with
rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made,
modify, use and sell such Prior Invention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I
agree that I will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior
Inventions in any Company Inventions without the Company's prior written
consent.

         2.3      Assignment of Inventions. Subject to Sections 2.4, and 2.6, I
hereby assign and agree to assign in the future (when any such Inventions or
Proprietary Rights are first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible
medium, as applicable) to the Company all my right, title and interest in and to
any and all Inventions (and all Proprietary Rights with respect thereto) whether
or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, made or
conceived or reduced to practice or learned by me, either alone or jointly with
others, during the period of my

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employment with the Company. Inventions assigned to the Company, or to a third
party as directed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2, are hereinafter
referred to as "Company Inventions."

         2.4      Nonassignable Inventions. This Agreement will not be deemed to
require assignment of and "Company Inventions" shall not be decerned to include
any invention which was developed entirely on my own time without using the
Company's equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secrets and neither related
to the Company's actual or anticipated business, research or development, nor
resulted from work performed by me for the Company.

         2.5      Obligation to Keep Company Informed. During the period of my
employment and for six (6) months after termination of my employment with the
Company, I will promptly disclose to the Company fully and in writing all
Inventions authored, conceived or reduced to practice by me, either alone or
jointly with others. In addition, I will promptly disclose to the Company all
patent applications filed by me or on my behalf within a year after termination
of employment. At the time of each such disclosure, I will advise the Company in
writing of any Inventions that I believe fully qualify for protection "as
non-Company Inventions" and I will at that time provide to the Company in
writing all evidence necessary to substantiate that belief. The Company will
keep in confidence and will not use for any purpose or disclose to third parties
without my consent any confidential information disclosed in writing to the
Company pursuant to this Agreement relating to Inventions that "are not Company
Inventions." I will preserve the confidentiality of any Invention which "is a
Company Invention."

         2.6      Government or Third Party. I also agree to assign all my
right, title and interest in and to any particular Company Invention to a third
party, including without limitation the United States, as directed by the
Company.

         2.7      Works for Hire. I acknowledge that all original works of
authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope
of my employment and which are protectable by copyright are "works made for
hire," pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).

         2.8      Enforcement of Proprietary Rights. I will assist the Company
in every proper way to obtain, and from time to time enforce, United States and
foreign Proprietary Rights relating to Company Inventions in any and all
countries. To that end I will execute, verify and deliver such documents and
perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may
reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing,
sustaining and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In
addition, I will execute, verify and deliver assignments of such "Company
Inventions" to the Company or its designee. My obligation to assist the Company
with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Company Inventions in any
and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of my employment, but
the Company shall compensate me at a reasonable rate after my termination for
the time actually spent by me at the Company's request on such assistance.

         In the event the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable
effort, to secure my

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signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the
preceding paragraph, I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Company and
its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in fact, which
appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and in my behalf to execute,
verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts
to further the purposes of the preceding paragraph with the same legal force and
effect as if executed by me. I hereby waive and quitclaim to the Company any and
all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which I now or may hereafter have for
infringement of any Proprietary Rights or Company Inventions assigned hereunder
to the Company.

3.       RECORDS.

         I agree to keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form
of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that may be required by the
Company) of all Proprietary Information developed by me and all Inventions made
by me during the period of my employment at the Company, which records shall be
available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times.

4.       NO CONFLICTING OBLIGATION.

         I represent that my performance of all the terms of this Agreement and
as an employee of the Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep
in confidence information acquired by me in confidence or in trust prior to my
employment by the Company. I have not entered into, and I agree I will not enter
into, any agreement either written or oral in conflict herewith.

5.       RETURN OF COMPANY DOCUMENTS.

         When I leave the employ of the Company, I will deliver to the Company
any and all original drawings, notes, memoranda, specifications, devices,
formulas, and documents, and any other material containing or disclosing any
Company Inventions, Third Party Information or Proprietary Information of the
Company. I further agree that any property situated on the Company's premises
and owned by the Company, including disks and other storage media, filing
cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by Company personnel at
any time with or without notice. Prior to leaving, I will cooperate with the
Company in completing and signing the Company's termination statement.

6.       LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES.

         Because my services are personal and unique and because I may have
access to and become acquainted with the Proprietary Information of the Company,
the Company shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of its
provisions by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief,
without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the
Company may have for a breach of this Agreement.

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7.       NOTICES.

         Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be given to the
appropriate party at the address specified below or at such other address as the
party shall specify in writing. Such notice shall be deemed given upon personal
delivery to the appropriate address or if sent by certified or registered mail,
three (3) days after the date of mailing.

8.       NOTIFICATION OF NEW EMPLOYER.

         In the event that I leave the employ of the Company, I hereby consent
to the notification of my new employer of my rights and obligations under this
Agreement.

9.       GENERAL PROVISIONS.

         9.1      Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This
Agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State
of Kansas, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be
performed principally within Kansas. I hereby expressly consent to the personal
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Johnson County, Kansas,
for any lawsuit filed there against me by Company arising from or related to
this Agreement.

         9.2      Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein so long as the central purpose and
intent of the Agreement can still be achieved. If moreover, any one or more of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be
excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it
shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the
extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear.

         9.3      Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon my
heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for
the benefit of the Company, its successors, and its assigns.

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         9.4      Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of my employment and the assignment of this Agreement by the Company
to any successor in interest or other assignee.

         9.5      Employment. I agree and understand that nothing in this
Agreement shall confer any right with respect to continuation of employment by
the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with my right or the Company's
right to terminate my employment at any time, with or without cause.

         9.6      Waiver. No waiver by the Company of any breach of this
Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by
the Company of any right under this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of
any other right. The Company shall not be required to give notice to enforce
strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.

         9.7      Entire Agreement. The obligations pursuant to Sections 1 and 2
of this Agreement shall apply to any time during which I was previously
employed, or am in the future employed, by the Company as a consultant if no
other agreement governs nondisclosure and assignment of inventions during such
period. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all
prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement,
nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in
writing and signed by the party to be charged. Any subsequent change or changes
in my duties, salary or compensation will not affect the validity or scope of
this Agreement.

         This Agreement shall be effective as of the first day of my employment
with the Company, namely: April 1, 2001.

         I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS. I HAVE
COMPLETELY FILLED OUT EXHIBIT A TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Dated:
      --------------------

                                           ----------------------------------
                                           (Signature)

                                           ERIC BUR
                                           --------
                                           (Printed Name)

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                                           ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

                                           NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC.

                                           By:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                           Title:   EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           (Address)
                                           Dated:
                                                 ------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                               PREVIOUS INVENTIONS

TO:      National Information Consortium, Inc.

FROM:    ERIC BUR

DATE:    April 1, 2001

SUBJECT: Previous Inventions

1.       Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list
of all inventions or improvements relevant to the subject matter of my
employment by National Information Consortium, Inc. or any of its controlled
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"), that have been made or conceived or
first reduced to practice by one alone or jointly with others prior to my
engagement by the Company:

         -        No inventions or improvements.

         -        See below:

                  -----------------------------------------------

                  -----------------------------------------------

                  -----------------------------------------------

         -        Additional sheets attached.

1.       Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the
disclosure under Section 1 above with respect to inventions or improvements
generally listed below, the proprietary rights and duty of confidentiality with
respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):

     Invention or Improvement         Party(ies)           Relationship

1.
     ---------------------------      ----------------     -------------------
2.
     ---------------------------      ----------------     -------------------
3.
     ---------------------------      ----------------     -------------------

         -        Additional sheets attached.

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                                   EXHIBIT "B"

                            NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT

         THIS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is being executed and
delivered as of April 1, 2001 by Eric Bur (the "Executive") in favor of, and for
the benefit of: NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM, INC., a Colorado corporation
("NIC," and together with NIC's subsidiaries, (the "Company"). Certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 11.

                                    RECITALS

         A.       As an employee of the Company, the Executive has obtained
extensive and valuable knowledge and confidential information concerning the
business of the Company.

         B.       The Company and the Executive are executing a Key Employee
Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") contemporaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the Executive
is becoming a key employee of the Company and will accordingly obtain extensive
and valuable knowledge and confidential information concerning the business of
the Company.

         C.       The Company and the Executive acknowledge that this Agreement
is intended to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company and of
the Executive.

         D.       The Company has conducted and is conducting its business on a
national basis.

                                    AGREEMENT

         For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

1.       Restriction On Competition. The Executive agrees that, during the
Noncompetition Period, the Executive shall not, and shall not permit any of his
Affiliates to:

         (a)      engage directly in Competition in any Restricted Territory; or

         (b)      directly be or become an officer, director, stockholder,
                  owner, co-owner, Affiliate, partner, promoter, employee,
                  agent, representative, designer, consultant, advisor, manager,
                  licensor, sublicensor, licensee or sublicensee of, for or to,
                  or otherwise be or become associated with or acquire or hold
                  (of record, beneficially or otherwise) any direct or indirect
                  interest in, any Person that engages directly or indirectly in
                  Competition in any Restricted Territory:

                  Provided, however, that the Executive may, without violating
                  this Section 1, own, as a passive investment, shares of
                  capital stock of a publicly held corporation that

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                  engages in Competition if (i) such shares are actively traded
                  on an established national securities market in the United
                  States, (ii) the number of shares of such corporation's
                  capital stock that are owned beneficially (directly or
                  indirectly) by the Executive and the number of shares of such
                  corporation's capital stock that are owned beneficially
                  (directly or indirectly) by the Executive's Affiliates
                  collectively represent less than five percent of the total
                  number of shares of such corporation's capital stock
                  outstanding, and (iii) neither the Executive nor any Affiliate
                  of the Executive is otherwise associated directly or
                  indirectly with such corporation or with any Affiliate of such
                  corporation.

2.       Representations and Warranties. The Executive represents and warrants,
         to and for the benefit of the Company, that: (a) they have full power
         and capacity to execute and deliver, and to perform all of his
         obligations under, this Agreement; and (b) neither the execution and
         delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of this Agreement will
         result directly or indirectly in a violation or breach of(i) any
         agreement or obligation by which the Executive or any of his Affiliates
         is or may be bound, or (ii) any law, rule or regulation. The
         Executive's representations and warranties shall survive the expiration
         of the Noncompetition Period for an unlimited period of time.

3.       Specific Performance. The Executive agrees that, in the event of any
         breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any covenant or
         obligation contained in this Agreement, each of the Company shall be
         entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it,
         including monetary damages) to seek and obtain (a) a decree or order of
         specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such
         covenant or obligation, and (b) an injunction restraining such breach
         or threatened breach.

4.       Nonexclusivity. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto under
         this Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights or
         remedies which they may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or
         otherwise, all of which shall be cumulative (and not alternative).
         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and
         remedies of the parties hereto under this Agreement, and the
         obligations and liabilities of the Executive under this Agreement, are
         in addition to his respective rights, remedies, obligations and
         liabilities under the law of unfair competition, under laws relating to
         misappropriation of trade secrets, under other laws and common law
         requirements and under all applicable rules and regulations. Nothing in
         this Agreement shall limit any of the obligations, or the rights or
         remedies of the parties hereto, under the Employment Agreement; and
         nothing in the Employment Agreement shall limit any of the obligations,
         or any of the rights or remedies of the parties hereto, under this
         Agreement. No breach on the part of the Company or any other party of
         any covenant or obligation contained in the Employment Agreement or any
         other agreement shall limit or otherwise affect any right or remedy of
         the parties hereto under this Agreement.

5.       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any part of any
         such provision is held under any circumstances to be invalid or
         unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (a) such provision or part
         thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such

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         jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to
         be valid and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (b) the
         invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under
         such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the
         validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any
         other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the
         invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof shall
         not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such
         provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of
         this Agreement. Each provision of this Agreement is separable from
         every other provision of this Agreement, and each part of each
         provision of this Agreement is separable from every other part of such
         provision so long as to do so does not destroy the central intent and
         purpose of the agreement.

6.       Governing Law; Venue.

         (a)      This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and
                  governed in all respects by, the laws of the State of Kansas
                  (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws).

         (b)      Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to this
                  Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this
                  Agreement may be brought or otherwise commenced in any state
                  or federal court located in Johnson County Kansas. The
                  Executive:

                  (i)      expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to the
                           jurisdiction of each state and federal court located
                           in Johnson County of Kansas (and each appellate court
                           located in the State of Kansas), in connection with
                           any such legal proceeding;

                  (ii)     agrees that service of any process, summons, notice
                           or document by U.S. mail addressed to them at the
                           address set forth on the signature page of this
                           Agreement shall constitute effective service of such
                           process, summons, notice or document for purposes of
                           any such legal proceeding;

                  (iii)    agrees that each state and federal court located in
                           Johnson County Kansas, shall be deemed to be a
                           convenient forum; and

                  (iv)     agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense
                           or otherwise), in any such legal proceeding commenced
                           in any state or federal court located in Johnson
                           County Kansas, any claim that the Executive is not
                           subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court,
                           that such legal proceeding has been brought in an
                           inconvenient forum, that the venue of such proceeding
                           is improper or that this Agreement or the subject
                           matter of this Agreement may not be enforced in or by
                           such court.

7.       Waiver. No failure on the part of the Company or any other party to
         exercise any power,

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         right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the
         part of the Company or any other party in exercising any power, right,
         privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of
         such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial
         exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude
         any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right,
         privilege or remedy.

8.       Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience
         of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement
         and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or
         interpretation of this Agreement.

9.       Construction. Whenever required by the context, the singular number
         shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall
         include the feminine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall
         include the masculine and feminine genders. Any rule of construction to
         the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
         party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of
         this Agreement. Neither the drafting history nor the negotiating
         history of this Agreement shall be used or referred to in connection
         with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in
         this Agreement, the words "include" and "including," and variations
         thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, and shall be
         deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." Except as
         otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references in this Agreement
         to "Sections" are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement.

10.      Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered or
         supplemented other than by means of a written instrument duly executed
         and delivered on behalf of the Executive and the Company (or any
         successor to the Company).

11.      Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement:

         (a)      "Affiliate" means, with respect to the Executive, any other
                  Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
                  intermediaries, is controlled by the Executive.

         (b)      "Competing Product" means any: (i) application or software
                  program that provides an electronic gateway to government
                  services or procurement information; (ii) product, device or
                  system that is substantially the same as, incorporates, is a
                  material component or part of, or is based upon or competes
                  with anything referred to in clause (i) above or any product,
                  device or system that has been designed, developed, promoted,
                  sold, resold, installed, supported, maintained, licensed or
                  sublicensed by or on behalf of Persons who at any time on or
                  prior to the date of this Agreement were competitors of the
                  Company (or of any predecessor of the Company) at any time on
                  or prior to this date of this Agreement until the date of
                  termination of employment.

         (c)      "Competing Service" means any: (i) public/private partnership
                  that provides an electronic gateway to government services or
                  procurement information; (ii) service that is substantially
                  the same as, incorporates, is a material component or

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                  part of, or is based upon or competes with a service that has
                  been provided, performed or offered by or on behalf the
                  Company (or of any predecessor of the Company) at any time on
                  or prior to the date of this Agreement or until the date of
                  termination of employment; (iii) service that facilitates,
                  supports or otherwise relates to the any Competing Product.

         (d)      A Person shall be deemed to be engaged in "Competition" if:
                  (i) such Person is engaged directly or indirectly in the
                  design, development, manufacture, assembly, promotion, sale,
                  supply, distribution, resale, installation, support,
                  maintenance, repair, refurbishment, licensing, sublicensing,
                  financing, leasing or subleasing of any Competing Product; or
                  (ii) such Person is engaged directly or indirectly in
                  providing, performing or offering any Competing Service.

         (e)      "Confidential Information" means any non-public information
                  (whether or not in written form and whether or not expressly
                  designated as confidential) relating directly or indirectly to
                  the Company or relating directly or indirectly to the
                  business, operations, financial affairs, performance, assets,
                  technology, processes, products, contracts, customers,
                  licensees, sublicensees, suppliers, personnel, consultants or
                  plans of the Company (including any such information
                  consisting of or otherwise relating to trade secrets,
                  know-how, technology, inventions, prototypes, designs,
                  drawings, sketches, processes, license or sublicense
                  arrangements, formulae, proposals, research and development
                  activities, customer lists or preferences, pricing lists,
                  referral sources, marketing or sales techniques or plans,
                  operations manuals, service manuals, financial information,
                  projections, lists of consultants, lists of suppliers or lists
                  of distributors); provided, however, that "Confidential
                  Information" shall not be deemed to include information of the
                  Company that was already publicly known and in the public
                  domain prior to the time of its disclosure by the Executive.

         (f)      "Noncompetition Period" shall mean the period commencing on
                  the date of this Agreement and ending on the second
                  anniversary of the date of the termination of the Executive's
                  employment with the Company.

         (g)      "Person" means, other than Electric Press, Inc., a Virginia
                  corporation, any: (i) individual or (ii) corporation, general
                  partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
                  partnership, trust, company (including any limited liability
                  company or joint stock company) or other organization or
                  entity.

         (h) "Restricted Territory" means each county or similar political
subdivision of each State of the United States of America (including each of the
counties in the State of California), and each State, territory or possession of
the United States of America.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has duly executed and delivered this
Noncompetition Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                  Signature
                                           -------------------------------------
                                  Name: ERIC BUR

                                  Telephone No.: (        )
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                                  Facsimile: (        )
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