Microsoft CloudStrike outage cancels more than 2,000 flights, takes down DMV and causes chaos in hospitals [Video]

Motor vehicle services are down across the nation, leaving Americans unable to obtain driver’s licenses and other related materials.

The agency is just one of several impacted by the CrowdStrike’s bug-filled update.

The Department of Homeland Security is also offline, raising the national security risk.

While it is unknown what services the agency cannot access, a manager told Fed Scoop that staff cannot get into their desktop computers and are forced to work via phones.

The White House has been briefed on the matter and is working with the cybersecurity company.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security shared on X that they ‘are working with CrowdStrike, Microsoft and our federal, state, local and critical infrastructure partners to fully assess and address system outages.’

The Justice Department has also been affected, along with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Energy Department and the Social Security Administration.

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