Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Leadership and Partnerships Results in Limited Rollover Disruptions.
Abstract
Because of its urgent nature and the potentially devastating impact it could have had on critical government operations, in February 1997 we designated the Year 2000 problem a high-risk area for the federal government. Since that time, we have issued over 160 reports and testimony statements detailing specific findings and numerous recommendations related to the Year 2000 readiness of a wide range of federal agencies. We have also issued guidance to help organizations successfully address the issue. The public faced the risk that critical services provided by the government and the private sector could be disrupted by the change of century rollover. As we have previously testified, financial transactions could have been delayed, flights grounded, power lost, and national defense affected. Fortunately, as we testified before your Subcommittees in November 1999, at the urging of congressional leaders and others, the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) and federal agencies dramatically increased the amount of attention and oversight given to the Year 2000 issue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 27, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA372848
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office