It Wasn't A Y2K Glitch After All

http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/all/9903254njy2k

A problem originally blamed on a year 2000 upgrade turned out to be a simple human mistake, which resulted in New Jersey welfare recipients receiving $23 million in food aid too early.

Question:

1. What combination of circumstances resulted in the incorrect welfare checks?

2. Explain which parts of the security value chain are pertinent to this situation? Explain why you do or do not believe that closer adherence to the security value chain would have caught the errors.

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