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A catastrophic hardware failure within the State Department's consular database has halted the issuance of visas and passports globally. The technical glitch, involving a massive Oracle installation transitioning to Linux, has created a significant backlog affecting international travel, seasonal workers, and students.
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.
ICANN has officially taken over the maintenance of the Time Zone Database, which is used by Unix, Linux, Mac OS, and various programming languages to coordinate time across geographic regions. The hosts note that ICANN now effectively "owns time" on the internet, further consolidating its control over global digital infrastructure.
