CalWatchdog Morning Read – November 1

by CalWatchdog Staff | November 1, 2016 9:14 am

Good morning! One of the first thoughts we had this morning as we sat down to type this: We can’t believe it’s November already.

But November it is, which means the election will soon be behind us. You know what probably won’t be behind us? The state government’s IT issues, which are even more remarkable considering this is the home to Silicon Valley, and is widely considered the global leader in innovative technology.

On Friday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles reported things were close to normal after a chaotic week of mass computer failures, with just three DMV offices still offline. At one point early last week, more than 120 of the the DMV’s 188 offices statewide were unable to handle such basic tasks as processing requests for new licenses or vehicle registrations.

Both the DMV’s main computer and its primary backup computer suffered what officials called “meltdowns.” In post mortems on the problem, experts outside state government expressed disbelief that both the main and backup computer were directly connected and housed in the same room, making both susceptible to the same risks from overheating, hacking and other problems.

CalWatchdog[1] has more. 

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Endnotes:
  1. CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2016/10/31/dmv-meltdown-latest-long-list-ca-computer-woes/
  2. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-calif-guard-bonus-20161031-story.html
  3. The San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/01/study-blames-low-2015-western-snowpack-on-high-temperatures/
  4. Politico: http://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2016/10/villaraigosa-looks-to-former-newsom-confidant-to-help-guide-campaign-106926

Source URL: https://calwatchdog.com/2016/11/01/calwatchdog-morning-read-november-1/