The U.S. State Department on Sept. 15 will release its biannual consular advisory -- this time including a list of countries expected to experience severe year-2000 issues.
Industry analysts expect that Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand are some of the candidates for the list. That means companies operating in those countries and sending business travelers to them need to begin thinking about developing action plans ...
According to John O'Keefe, a State Department spokesman in the Y2K office of management, the Department's forthcoming biannual Consular Information Sheets will include year-2000 readiness assessments for 172 nations ...
Following right behind the State Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation, will go online in September with its worldwide assessment of airline safety. The assessment will include evaluations of the readiness status of air-traffic control systems, global airport infrastructure including security, and the aircraft themselves. The information will be available at dot.gov ...
Depending on the severity of the situation, it is possible that the State Department will call for the evacuation of U.S. citizens from certain countries, according to O'Keefe ...
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