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 1998-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-98-85 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85 P0b002ee1803762b1 f:ai98085 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85 AIMD-98-85 Strategic information systems planning Systems conversions Information resources management Data integrity Computer software verification and validation Interagency relations Information systems Internal controls Systems compatibility OMB Year 2000 Program Letter Report AIMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the year 2000 computing crisis facing the nation, focusing on: (1) the year 2000 risks facing the government and nation; (2) the evolution of the federal government's year 2000 strategy; and (3) additional actions that can be taken by the Executive Branch to prepare the nation for the year 2000.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) while progress has been made in addressing the federal government's year 2000 readiness, serious vulnerabilities remain; (2) many agencies are behind schedule; (3) at the current pace, it is clear that not all mission-critical systems will be fixed in time; (4) much more action is needed to ensure that federal agencies satisfactorily mitigate year 2000 risks to avoid debilitating consequences; (5) vital economic sectors of the nation likewise remain vulnerable to problems that the change of century will bring; (6) moreover, a high degree of information and systems interdependence exists among various levels of government and the private sector in each of these sectors; (7) these interdependencies increase the risk that a cascading wave of failures or interruptions of essential services could occur; (8) as the change of century grows closer and the breadth of year 2000 work that remains has become known, the federal government's response to the crisis has increased; (9) originally, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressed a high degree of confidence about the federal government's ability to meet the year 2000 deadline; (10) more recently, as many agencies have reported their limited progress in solving the year 2000 problem, OMB has become increasingly concerned; (11) accordingly, at the urging of key congressional leaders, OMB has improved its response to the crisis by issuing much needed policies and increasing its monitoring of agencies; (12) most encouraging is the President's recent announcement of the establishment of a President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion to oversee federal efforts and promote public/private relationships; and (13) the establishment of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion provides an opportunity for the Executive Branch to take further key implementation steps to avert disruptions to critical services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85.pdf GAO/AIMD-98-85 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-98-85 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-98-85; Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Potential for Widespread Disruption Calls for Strong Federal Leadership; Strategic information systems planning Systems conversions Information resources management Data integrity Computer software verification and validation Interagency relations Information systems Internal controls Systems compatibility OMB Year 2000 Program