Episode 641 • • 11:25 - 17:51
641: Extractive
US Visa Database Glitch, Consular Consolidated Database Outage
A major software glitch in the U.S. State Department's Consular Consolidated Database has halted visa processing for hundreds of thousands of travelers globally. The outage, which began around July 20, 2014, followed a software update to the Oracle-based system. Passports remain stuck at embassies, affecting students, athletes, and business professionals.