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HP Software Update Cancels Food Stamps

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-soup-for-you dept.

Spy Handler writes "A software update of the California welfare computer system (CalWIN) caused 37,000 Food Stamp recipients to lose their EBT (a credit card paid for by the government) benefits last weekend. According to the article, Hewlett Packard was responsible for the failed update of CalWIN, but at 8:00 a.m. today Xerox (who administers another state welfare system called CalFresh) issued a patch that reactivated the EBT cards."

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  1. Re:Nice! by Dishevel · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What ever you do do not piss off the massive number of people who are vacationing on years of Unemployment and Food Stamps.
    They have nothing to do all day but troll the tubes.

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    Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?