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DOD resold non-Y2K compliant computers, medical devices
Federal Computer Week - Sept 28
The Defense Department donated or sold hundreds of thousands of computers, medical devices and other electronic equipment to state and local agencies, hospitals and other public institutions that could fail to operate because of Year 2000 problems.
In a report released this week, the Pentagon's inspector general found that many of the 340,000 excess medical devices and 77,900 excess computer systems donated or sold by DOD between Oct. 1, 1998 and March 31, 1999 may not have been Year 2000-compliant and could fail to operate properly after Dec. 31 ...
In addition to medical devices, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency sold or donated more than 77,900 pieces of computer equipment to various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that also may be at risk of Year 2000 failures.
"DISA did not notify recipients that equipment may not be Y2K compliant or provide a disclaimer that equipment was made available without warranty for fitness of use," the IG report stated. The equipment transferred to law enforcement agencies included various communications security and cryptologic devices, radio navigation equipment and electronic countermeasures equipment [...]
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