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 1999-03-15 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:T-AIMD/RCED-99-118 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118 P0b002ee1803728f4 f:a599118t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118 T-AIMD/RCED-99-118 Air traffic control systems Systems compatibility International cooperation Y2K Computer software Computer software verification and validation Systems conversions Strategic information systems planning Data integrity Information resources management FAA National Airspace System Plan FAA Year 2000 Program FAA Automated Radar Terminal System FAA Integrated Communications Switching System FAA Flight Service Automation System FAA National Airspace System Year 2000 Business Continuity and Contingency Plan Testimony AIMD RCED A host of critical Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations from the targeting of airlines for inspections to the relaying of up-to-date weather conditions to pilots and air traffic controllers depends on computer systems. Unless these systems are readied for the upcoming date change at the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of travelers could be inconvenienced, airline costs could rise, flights could be grounded or delayed, and safety levels could be affected. This testimony focuses on (1) FAA's progress so far, (2) the agency's self-reported data showing how much remains to be done, (3) the challenges that FAA faces in ensuring its internal systems will work, (4) the risks associated with external organizations especially airports and international entities, and (5) the critical need for business continuity and contingency plans that spell out how aviation operations will continue should systems fail. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118.pdf GAO/T-AIMD/RCED-99-118 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-RCED-99-118 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD/RCED-99-118; Year 2000 Computing Crisis: FAA Is Making Progress But; Air traffic control systems Systems compatibility International cooperation Y2K Computer software Computer software verification and validation Systems conversions Strategic information systems planning Data integrity Information resources management FAA National Airspace System Plan FAA Year 2000 Program FAA Automated Radar Terminal System FAA Integrated Communications Switching System FAA Flight Service Automation System FAA National Airspace System Year 2000 Business Continuity and Contingency Plan