Crash of Va. computer network has implications for tech world, state politics

Crash of Va. computer network has implications for tech world, state politics

The computer network that Northrop Grumman built for the state of Virginia has achieved something that never, never happened before. '"The thing that is never supposed to happen, happened," he said.'

"The crash -- still baffling to state officials -- exposes the vulnerability of modern, massively complex interconnected computer networks, and is being closely watched by information technology professionals across the country."