United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-08-21 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-98-237 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237 P0b002ee1803975e0 f:ai98237 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237 AIMD-98-237 Y2K Computer software Systems conversions Information resources management Veterans benefits Computer software verification and validation Commercial products Strategic information systems planning Information systems Systems compatibility VA Year 2000 Strategy VBA Year 2000 Program VHA Year 2000 Program VBA Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem Letter Report AIMD GAO has reported in the past that unless timely corrective action is taken, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could face widespread computer system failures at the turn of the century because of incorrect information processing involving dates. (See GAO/T-AIMD-97-174, Sept. 1997; GAO/T-AIMD-97-114, June 1997; GAO/AIMD-97-79, May 1997; and GAO/AIMD-96-103, June 1996.) In many systems, the year 2000 is indistinguishable from the year 1900, which could make veterans who are due to receive benefits and medical care appear ineligible. The upshot is that benefits and health care that veterans depend on could be delayed or interrupted. This report assesses the Year 2000 programs of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237.pdf GAO/AIMD-98-237 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-237 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-98-237; Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Progress Made in Compliance of; Y2K Computer software Systems conversions Information resources management Veterans benefits Computer software verification and validation Commercial products Strategic information systems planning Information systems Systems compatibility VA Year 2000 Strategy VBA Year 2000 Program VHA Year 2000 Program VBA Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem