ILL-inois: "MacGyver" era computers in need of upgrade

This is the one of the results when a state is run as a retirement program for unionized state workers instead as a government.

From CBS Chicago:

Some of the computers that run the State of Illinois are decades old – and CBS 2 got a rare opportunity to talk with the state’s top tech guy not only about the problems, but also the solutions.

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker talked with Ron Guerrier, the chief information officer for the governor’s office, about some of his plans to modernize.

Asked to describe how bad the system is currently, Guerrier said: “Remember the show ‘MacGyver’ – the show where the guy could have bubble gum and Band-Aids fix anything? The resources of the State of Illinois for over 20 years were ‘MacGyver.’”

Guerrier has a daunting task – to bring an aging network of computers into the modern era.

The original "MacGyver" was cancelled in 1992.