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Social Security & Medicare

usaf-vet

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10. Wow, a great story. 88 was just about in the same time frame that my post is referring to--the entire state's schools.

Reply to liberalla (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 09:08 AM

Apr 10

.... accounting system was written in COBOL at the time.

If you read my long history post, it indicated that Social Security was written in COBOL (at least some parts)

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What I just came upon re Social Security [View all] ailsagirl Apr 9 OP

Deliberately installed poorly disguised spyware, more like. pnwest Apr 9 #1

Yup! You are exactly right. Quakerfriend Apr 9 #3

He's changing the code. gab13by13 Apr 9 #2

This latest assault smacks of desperation. ailsagirl Apr 9 #5

Installing untested crap on a critical production system? NO SANE IT PERSON WOULD DO THAT! CousinIT Apr 9 #4

You mentioned "sanity" ailsagirl Apr 9 #6

Their motto is move fast and break things...nt mitch96 Apr 9 #7

It's likely written in Cobol language. 25 years ago the state I live in couldn't find Cobol programmers. usaf-vet Apr 9 #8

I have recently heard that COBOL has, in a way, protected the huge federal systems from more frequent and successful liberalla Apr 10 #9

Wow, a great story. 88 was just about in the same time frame that my post is referring to--the entire state's schools. usaf-vet Apr 10 #10