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 1998-09-17 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:T-AIMD-98-303 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303 P0b002ee1803827ef f:ai98303t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303 T-AIMD-98-303 Systems conversions Computer software Computer software verification and validation Data integrity Information resources management Strategic information systems planning Pensions Information systems Employment or training programs Y2K PBGC Financial Accounting and Reporting System Testimony AIMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the significant information technology challenges that the upcoming century change poses to the Department of Labor, and to several of its agencies, focusing on: (1) specific year 2000 issues facing two elements of Labor's Employment and Training Administration; (2) the year 2000 efforts of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and (3) observations on the year 2000 readiness of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) Labor and its agencies have made progress, but are still at risk in several areas; (2) these areas include making benefits payments to laid-off workers, collecting labor statistics, and ensuring accurate accounting for pension benefits; (3) several of the systems supporting these business areas are at risk; some could fail as early as January 1999 because they involve calculations a year into the future; and (4) accordingly, it is critical that appropriate contingency plans be developed to ensure business continuity in the event of systems failures. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303.pdf GAO/T-AIMD-98-303 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-98-303 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD-98-303; Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Progress Made at Department of Labor, But Key Systems at Risk; Systems conversions Computer software Computer software verification and validation Data integrity Information resources management Strategic information systems planning Pensions Information systems Employment or training programs Y2K PBGC Financial Accounting and Reporting System