Nobody, or almost nobody, still uses Windows 96 anymore, not many utilize Windows XP. But those programs make those used by government agencies in Oregon look like they're from Back To The Future.

Producing similar results to what was seen in 2003 and 2013, another audit released Tuesday by the Oregon Secretary Of State's office shows many computer systems used by government agencies are so old, the workers who knew how to service them have retired.

The audit especially points to the Oregon State Employment Department, and says their data systems are "obsolete."

According to NW Cable News, the Department's computer programs and software have not changed since the 1990's, and virtually the workers who knew the systems well enough to trouble shoot or handle any issues have long since retired.

Another example given was the Oregon Automated Tax System, which computes whether employers have under or over-reported taxable wages. Problems with the system caused Employment Security workers to overlook that some 200 businesses overpaid their taxes by nearly $900,000 in 2014, and last year some 4,400 business underpaid by nearly $2.9 million.

Officials say these errors cost the state and taxpayers money, and until these computers can be replaced with more modern systems, these are problems they will have to live with. The current computers are so old, there's no way to retrofit them with newer operating software.

Like many states, however, Oregon faces a number of budget crunch areas, and money for new computer systems is not in the future anytime soon.  Local and county governments are more able to adjust and budget money needed for data systems, keeping them fiscally sound. But many states, like Oregon, just don't have the funds.


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