Companies invest too little in IT, leading to "technical debt." Even AI cannot fix this.

LegacyCodeBench tests whether AI can understand COBOL well enough to document itaccurately not just generate plausible ...

Infosys says that it will integrate Devin with its Topaz Fabric AI platform to handle end-to-end workflows, including code ...

Replacing core COBOL systems is tempting, until the real cost becomes clear. Functional logic is just the tip of the iceberg. The non-functional requirements (like performance, availability, ...

Information technology modernization specialist Rocket Software Inc. is integrating generative artificial intelligence and adding support for Arm processors in its line of Cobol modernization products ...

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Software, a global technology leader in modernization software, today announced groundbreaking innovations to its COBOL solutions, designed to ...

Seeking to replace millions of lines of COBOL at the SSA, the US Department of Government Efficiency should consider the adage, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’ experts say. Many IT leaders scoffed ...

The Social Security Administration is facing a potential overhaul of its computer systems, one that could disrupt the benefits of millions of Americans who rely on these payments. The Department of ...

Some people think tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security checks. That's not true. What's really going on is people don't understand its old, underlying technology. The saga of ...

Discussions of Social Security Administration (SSA) fraud from Elon Musk have prompted criticism over the federal government's use of COBOL, a software system that critics consider outdated. Musk ...

Despite the proliferation of digital banking apps, the banking industry still runs almost half its systems on a 1950s programming language, which makes it difficult for financial institutions to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Leahey is an attorney and law professor that covers tax. AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 10: A computer running COBOL 73, an antiquated ...