Another costly federal IT glitch gets resolved - ten years later
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 07:20
in Mathematics & Economics
The computer system that manages CPP payments was upgraded in 2009 - with one major flaw. An IT glitch prevented the government from chasing down people who owed $66 million in overpaid benefits. The problem has been fixed - a decade later - and some 15,000 people are again on the hook.