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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (13148)	12/2/1997 6:40:00 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18263

A colleague in Washington sent me a magazine called "Electronic Government" put out by Fed Services, Incorporated. I haven't seen it before. In an issue dedicated to Y2K issues in the U.S. government, there are feature articles on VIAS, CACI and CA. There is also a piece on the U.S. Army's Y2K program with quotes from one officer. Two comments stood out: "The Army advocates terminating systems instead of fixing them if the risk assessment proves little risk in doing so. Commercial off-the-shelf or government off-the-shelf solutions should be used where practical, to save time and overall cost." "It's a great opportunity to clean house. Many old systems can be eliminated or replaced, increasing efficiency and cutting operation and maintenance costs." Another article "How to Diffuse the Y2K Bomb" lists four alternatives for non-Y2K compliant systems: code modification, reengineering (redevelop the system with Y2K-compliant enhancements), replacement or retirement. Guess how many of those provide revenue for ZITL/MD. The issue is Voume 2, number 2 entitled "Anticipating Y2K".