From Louis Porter / Vermont Press Bureau as reported in the Herald:
A computer virus that necessitated the shutdown of information systems at the Agency of Human Services on Friday is still affecting the largest single part of state government.
…officials thought originally that the virus was part of the widespread Conficker… the problem instead appears to be a different virus…
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thousands of work stations used by AHS employees are spread across… cities and towns from Brattleboro to Newport.
The state’s information technology workers will have to visit each of those sites to inspect and get them running again…
I wonder how much money they “saved” by not preparing for this sort of thing in advance.
…if no one’s able to receive or apply for benefits as a result, it’s a much more efficient way to screw the poor.