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Re: Scheduled outage -- Nationwide no driver license updates this weekend


From: Justin Streiner <streinerj () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 15:18:37 -0500

Sounds like either the National Driver Register or NHTSA is single-homed to
Verizon, or the state DMVs each have a WAN circuit of some sort through
Verizon to where the National Driver Register system physically lives.  If
it's the latter, it sounds like a job that could be handled much more
effectively using site-to-site VPN tunnels, but I understand the realities
of being stuck in a long-term contract, policy mandates that dictate a
physical connection, or things along those lines.  Government agencies can
and sometimes do get funding for infrastructure upgrades and resiliency -
at least if they budget for it...

I'm sure the backstory here is both mundane and interesting.

Thank you
jms

On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 6:12 PM Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:

Verizon network maintenance will impact access to the “National Driver
Register,” a system that motor vehicle offices around the country need to
check before handing out a license.

All 50 states and D.C. participate in the National Driver Register, a
database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The register contains information about drivers who have had their driving
privileges revoked, suspended or denied due to serious traffic violations,
such as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving
or excessive speeding.


The scheduled maintenance should be finished by Monday, in case you needed
to update your driver's license or planned to do some reckless driving
this weekend.


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