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 2000-01-27 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:T-AIMD-00-70 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70 P0b002ee1803a47af f:ai00070t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70 T-AIMD-00-70 Y2K Emergency preparedness Computer software verification and validation Strategic information systems planning Systems compatibility Information resources management Federal/state relations International cooperation Reporting requirements Interagency relations Y2K ICC Information Collection and Reporting System DOE Dynamic Special Nuclear Material Control and Accountability System FAA Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Kavouras Graphic Weather Display System Grenada Kazakhstan Sudan United Kingdom Sri Lanka Georgia Testimony AIMD Following the date change on January 1, 2000, federal, state, and local governments as well as key sectors reported that they successfully met the Year 2000 challenge. Although Year 2000 failures occurred--most of them minor--these groups reported that almost all of these failure were mitigated, either through the correction of systems or by the implementation of contingency actions. The upshot is that few Year 2000 failures adversely affected the public. Although the Year 2000 challenge is still not over because some key business processes have yet to be fully executed and other risky dates remain, the nation's success so far is a very positive indicator that these hurdles will also be overcome. The leadership shown by the legislative and executive branches and the partnerships formed by myriad organizations were crucial to this success. The federal government now faces the challenge of applying the lessons learned from the Year 2000 challenge to improve information technology management. This testimony discusses (1) the reporting structure established by the government to gather information on Year 2000 failures reported during the rollover period, (2) examples of Year 2000 errors and their resolution, and (3) the lessons from the Year 2000 effort that can be useful to strengthen the management of information technology activities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70.pdf GAO/T-AIMD-00-70 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-70 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD-00-70; Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Leadership and Partnerships; Y2K Emergency preparedness Computer software verification and validation Strategic information systems planning Systems compatibility Information resources management Federal/state relations International cooperation Reporting requirements Interagency relations Y2K ICC Information Collection and Reporting System DOE Dynamic Special Nuclear Material Control and Accountability System FAA Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Kavouras Graphic Weather Display System Grenada Kazakhstan Sudan United Kingdom Sri Lanka Georgia