Billions cut to federal IT leave nation’s nukes controlled by floppies

There’s only so many years agencies can kick the can down the road, report finds

We all knew federal IT was bad, but a recent report found that it was way worse than almost anyone could imagine: The nation's nuclear arsenal, for example, is coordinated with 8-inch floppies, while a number of important tax and benefits were written in COBOL and are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.

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