Nevada Government Services Disrupted by Statewide Network Outage
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Las Vegas, NV – August 25, 2025 – A widespread network outage disrupted several Nevada state government services on Monday, impacting law enforcement dispatch, DMV operations, adn various online platforms. While the initial outage affecting dispatch lines has been resolved, the Nevada Department of Public Safety‘s website remains down, and users may experience slow service or temporary unavailability with other state websites and phone lines as systems are restored.
What Happened?
On Sunday,the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) and Nevada State Police experienced a statewide outage impacting their dispatch phone lines. las Vegas Metro Police also reported delays in its records department and fingerprint bureau on Monday.The incident is being investigated as a network security incident, though the cause remains unknown as of this writing.
governor Joe Lombardo’s office announced the outage early Monday morning.
Impacted Services
the outage has affected a range of state services, including:
Law Enforcement Dispatch: While the initial dispatch outage has been resolved, lingering effects may be present.
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): All Nevada DMV locations were temporarily unavailable. The DMV announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they were experiencing a statewide network outage.
Nevada Department of public Safety (DPS): The DPS website remains offline as of Monday afternoon.
Other State Websites & Phone lines: Users may experience slow loading times or brief interruptions in service while the state works to fully restore network functionality.
DMV Appointment Information
The Nevada DMV has stated that all appointments scheduled for Monday, august 25th, will be honored as walk-ins over the next two weeks. Customers do not need to reschedule their appointments.
Ongoing Restoration Efforts
State IT teams are working to fully restore all affected systems. The Nevada Department of Public Safety advises users to check its website for updates as they become available.
Key Takeaways
A statewide network outage impacted Nevada government services on august 25, 2025.
Law enforcement dispatch, DMV operations, and state websites were affected.
The dispatch outage has been resolved, but other services are still experiencing issues.
DMV appointments scheduled for August 25th will be honored as walk-ins over the next two weeks.
The cause of the outage is under investigation.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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