SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A nationwide technology problem briefly
interrupted services Thursday at state offices that handle driver’s
licenses, officials said.
The outage, which lasted from approximately 9:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
EDT, was “due to a loss in cloud connectivity,” the American
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators said.
“This prevented a number of motor vehicle agencies from issuing driver
licenses and vehicle titles during the outage,” the group said in a
written statement.
The association, based in Arlington, Virginia, maintains a national
computer network to allow the exchange of driver’s license information,
including driver records.
The cause of the outage was being investigated.
Illinois and Virginia were among states that used social media to say
services had been interrupted.
“Every state uses the system to verify a driver’s eligibility for a
license and for other critical functions,” the Illinois secretary of
state’s office said in an emailed statement.
