As the Common Business Oriented Language, COBOL has a long and storied history. To this day it’s quite literally the ...

The SSA has relied on COBOL since its creation. In 2023, the SSA distributed over $1.3 trillion in benefits to 70 million beneficiaries, showing the system’s continued ability to process ...

The Louisiana OMV's computer system is also COBOL based. Landry said its imperative for the OMV to “procure and implement a modernized system to effectively carry out its responsibilities.” ...

The Social Security Administration has said it manages over 60 million lines of COBOL code in its databases to process retirement and disability claims, among other functions. - Getty Images/iStock ...

Everything from the code that issues Social Security numbers to the payment schedules are written in COBOL, which was created in the 1950s, but the DOGE team seems to believe it can make a snap ...

There would need to be parallel system validation to avoid breaking payouts. This isn’t just about converting code syntax. COBOL is procedural and deeply intertwined with old mainframe architecture.