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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1009)	2/1/1998 1:07:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

Yahoo y2k news headlines; Belgium y2k site Nice overview of current headlines in news papers, covering last 2 months: headlines.yahoo.com ------ Belgium y2k site: The Belgian'Y2K & EURO Home Page: itworks.be

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1009)	2/3/1998 11:10:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES cio.fed.gov (can't remember if this has been posted before) Can someone remember if there was an obligation to report on embedded systems in previous OMB memorandums; as there is now? John ---------- ' SUBJECT: Progress Reports on Fixing Year 2000 Difficulties This Memorandum revises and replaces OMB Memorandum No. 97-13, "Computer Difficulties Due to the Year 2000 -- Progress Reports" (May 7, 1997), which asked selected agencies (Attachment B) to provide quarterly reports on progress in addressing the difficulties relating to the year 2000 problem <snip> Changes in Government-wide goals. Although the most recent reports show that we are making progress, we must accelerate our schedule for completion to ensure that Federal systems will work smoothly. To avoid systems failing in the year 2000, we must fix them in time for them to be thoroughly tested and implemented well in advance of January 1, 2000. <snip> 2. Status. Provide a report of the status of agency efforts to address the year 2000 problem which includes: a. An agency-wide status of the total number of mission-critical systems. <snip> b. The status of the mission-critical systems being repaired. <snip> c. Description of Progress <snip> (5) Other Year 2000 Implications. Provide a description of efforts to address the year 2000 problem in other areas (e.g. facilities, biomedical and laboratory equipment, products using embedded chips, or telecommunications systems).'