Newswatch 12 – 19 October, 2021 OSP officers’ union hints at legal action after state official accidentally shares state employee vaccination info https://www.kdrv.com
Covid Assistance Payments
The Colorado Sun – 25 October, 2021 Colorado’s COVID rent-assistance program may have paid up to $4.4 million in error, audit finds https://coloradosun.com
Daily Telegraph – 27 September, 2021 Grant Thornton fined £2.3m for Patisserie Valerie failures https://www.telegraph.co.uk
Travel Traffic Lights
The Independent – 24 July, 2021 Is France on the Amber Plus list due to a spreadsheet error? https://www.independent.co.uk
Canadian Furlough Errors
Vaughan Today – 25 January, 2021 The spreadsheet that Canadian employers were required to fill in to apply for Emergency Wage Support was full of errors. https://www.vaughantoday.ca
The Daily Telegraph – 4 November, 2020 Thousands of positive Covid19 tests go unreported for days due to spreadsheet error https://www.telegraph.co.uk
US Voting Fraud Accusations
Politifact – 7 November, 2020 Spreadsheet error causes accusation of voting fraud in US 2020 Presidential election https://www.politifact.com
US Voting Recount Required
Des Moines Register – 6 November, 2020 Vote recount required in US 2020 election after spreadsheet error during copy and paste! https://eu.desmoinesregister.com
Hospital Opening Delayed
BBC News – 26 August, 2020 Spreadsheet error led to Edinburgh hospital opening delay. https://www.bbc.com
Maths Errors
The Sunday Times – 14 April, 2019 Humble Pi author Matt Parker’s comedy of maths errors. https://www.thetimes.co.uk
School Construction Halted
The Brookings Register – 27 March, 2019 School construction halted due to incorrect bids. https://brookingsregister.com
Patient Data Leaked
Health IT Security – 13 Dec 2018 Patient Data leaked due to emailing of unencrypted spreadsheet. https://healthitsecurity.com
Komo News – 19 Feb 2016 Seattle students sent wrong exam results http://komonews.com
ESRIG Conference
Financial Times – 21 Jul 2015 FT reports from 16th Annual conference of the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group in London http://www.ft.com
Share Trading Suspended
Financial Times Blog ‘Alphaville’ – 29 Jun 2015 Law firm Slater and Gordon share trading suspended due to accidental mis-reporting due to spreadsheet error http://ftalphaville.ft.com
Cycling Statistics Wrong
StreetsBlog San Fransisco – 22 Jun 2015 Cycling statistics misreported when traffic lane layouts changed http://sf.streetsblog.org
Evidence Not Supplied
Guardian – 19 Jun 2015 Sydney Siege review not given letter because of spreadsheet tab error http://www.theguardian.com
Public Body Overcharges
Melbourne Herald Sun – 25 May 2015 Local Government Association overcharges councils for membership over a 10 year period http://www.heraldsun.com.au/
WI Miss Buck House Invite
Telegraph – 16 May 2015 WI members miss out on Buck House tea party due to admin spreadsheet error http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Business Losses Suffered
Telegraph – 7 Apr 2015 20% of large businesses have suffered losses due to spreadsheet errors. http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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