Detroit, Michigan government offices among those affected by Microsoft outage
A widespread international outage affecting Microsoft 365 services, which began Thursday afternoon and continued into Friday morning, affected government agencies and schools in Southeast Michigan.
Microsoft said in an update early Friday that the outage was affecting a wide range of Microsoft 365 offerings that interact with its Exchange Online and email services, according to CBS News. The affected agencies and offices had to use alternative means, such as text messages, website postings and social media, to communicate information.
"We're seeing encouraging recovery progress," Microsoft said in a statement at 7:09 a.m. Friday.
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget said the state government's email and Microsoft applications were among those affected. This includes communications from the Michigan Department of Transportation
"If you're trying to contact the City by email, please expect delays while services are affected," the City of Detroit said. "City departments will resume normal email communication once Microsoft services are restored. Thank you for your patience."
Other Michigan communities and agencies that reported communication disruptions include:
- City of Brighton in Livingston County.
- Garden City in Wayne County.
- City of Howell in Livingston County.
- City of Huntington Woods in Oakland County.
- Monroe Public Schools in Monroe County.
- Oxford Township Parks and Recreation offices in Oakland County.
- St. Clair County Community Mental Health.
- Waterford Township in Oakland County.
- Wayne State University in Detroit.
