The state of Vermont is embarking on a massive multimillion-dollar overhaul

The state of Vermont is embarking on a massive multimillion-dollar overhaul of its IT systems aimed at making government more efficient. A Department of Labor  computer was responsible for headaches and heartbreak when a crush of unemployment claims repeatedly crashed the system, causing Vermonters to go weeks without pay. For the last decade, Vermont has been building programs in decades-old state systems. The Legislature’s IT oversight committee recently  greenlit $11.8 million to begin setting the plan into motion. It will take about four years for the entire system to be built out.