It was a boondoggle that cost taxpayers ~$50mm. If I recall correctly it is also a third party solution provided by a private company. Oregon plans to adopt t

It was a boondoggle that cost taxpayers ~$50mm. If I recall correctly it is also a third party solution provided by a private company. Oregon plans to adopt the same software after not being able to make payments at all for quite some time due to their own antiquated software [0]. From an article I read at the time: Keiser said Fast Enterprises has since blamed ESD for the lack of fraud protection because the ESD “didn’t purchase additional security” that Fast Enterprises could have offered. [1] Seems unbelievable given the expense. At the time I wrote OPB and said. While I think it is a good thing to choose readymade software rather than developing something new and potentially fail to deliver anything, I feel that Oregon is not paying attention to what is happening on the other side of the Columbia river and is potentially making the same mistakes as Washington. [0] https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/10/oregon-employment-department-picks-company-to-update-outdated-technology/ https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/10/oregon-employment-dep... [1] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technical-error-helped-criminals-in-576-million-unemployment-benefits-scam-state-says/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technical-error-helped...