Cobol

Government in Action!

* The Defense Department still uses 1980s-era 8-inch floppy disks
on computer systems that handle part of America’s “nuclear
umbrella,” including ballistic missiles. Also, according to a May
report by the Government Accountability Office, systems using
1970s-era COBOL programing language are still used for key
functions of the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service,
among others (including Veterans Affairs, for tracking beneficiary
claims). Agencies have reported recruiting retired employees to
return to fix glitches in operating systems long since abandoned by
Microsoft and others. [CNBC, 5-25-2016]