Mayor Wheeler Declares State of Emergency Due to Computer Impacts from Windows-Crowdstrike

Mayor Ted Wheeler signed an Emergency Declaration on July 19, 2024 due to a problem with Microsoft Operating Systems using Crowdstrike Endpoint Protection.

The issue is causing computer outages and affecting multiple systems globally, impacting City servers in the City Data Centers as well as employee computers, with impacts to VPN connection and Single Sign On (SSO) to cloud services. City services that rely on Microsoft Operating Systems using Crowdstrike Endpoint Protection, including certain essential City service providers, are impacted by the problem including emergency communications.