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A nationwide network outage on March 21, 2024, has severely impacted Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) facilities across the United States, affecting various services including license and ID-related transactions, and motor vehicle records for thousands of customers. The outage, attributed to a loss in cloud connectivity and described as a nationwide network failure, was reported by multiple states and is blamed on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). Reports came from numerous states including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Colorado. The Illinois Secretary of State's office and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) were among the entities that announced the inability to process any license or ID-related transactions due to the outage. Efforts to resolve the issue with the service provider were underway, with some facilities, such as those in Illinois, reporting a return to operational status later in the day.
