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To: tech who wrote (2357)	2/9/1998 12:59:00 AM
From: tech	Respond to of 3391

IRS's CIO Resigns______________________________________________(news) Link: cnn.com The Chief Information Officer of the Internal Revenue Service has announced his decision to leave on April 1. This follows Sally Katzen's resignation in late January. Gross was the man who posted the crucial IRS document last May on the need to bring in outside private contractors to take over the IRS's computer system. * * * * * * * WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arthur Gross, the IRS official heading efforts to update the agency's outmoded computer systems, plans to leave the agency this spring. . . . He announced his plans to resign Tuesday. . . . Gross, who plans to leave April 1, was known for his candor and outside technological expertise. Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who led a commission on restructuring the IRS, said Gross "led the Perestroika movement at the IRS."

To: tech who wrote (2357)	2/9/1998 1:05:00 AM
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80% of British Suppliers Are Not Compliant Link: computerweekly.co.uk Large firms depend on small firms for supplies. Cut these supplies, and you threaten the survival of small firms. In Great Britain, 80% of suppliers are not compliant. How will big businesses survives if the statistics for Great Britain are even remotely representative in other industrial nations? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chase Technology should bring in a good share of contracts.

To: tech who wrote (2357)	2/9/1998 1:20:00 AM
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Century Standard: 4-Digit Year -- A Wee Bit Late in the Process _____(news) Link: itpolicy.gsa.gov Sally Katzen, before she resigned as the Administration's PR lady for y2k, issued a letter to state and local governments. In it, she announced the agreement at the late 1997 summit. The summit agreed on as y2k standard: a full four-year date. This means that the technique known as "windowing" is not acceptable for inter-governmental data transfer. But because of its lower cost, windowing has been widely accepted. Repairs for years have been made using windowing. * * * * * * * * DECEMBER 10, 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS STATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM: Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; John Thomas Flynn, Chief Information Officer, State of California, President, National Association of State Information Resource Executives SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement between Federal and State Governments on Year 2000 Issues This memorandum provides information on the agreements and decisions made at the recent State-Federal CIO Summit on the Year 2000 held in Pittsburgh on October 28, 1997. The purpose of the Summit was to improve communication and coordination between Federal and State government information technology executives. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Year 2000 managers from 43 States and 21 Federal agencies attended. We are issuing this memorandum as the leaders of our respective delegations. . . . Finally, addressing the Year 2000 computer problem does not end when an agency's own systems have been modified and tested. Agency computer systems exchange data with other systems, making the problem significantly more complex. A standard format can help assure that government systems exchange year information successfully in the Year 2000 and thereafter. Therefore, when addressing the Year 2000 problem, data exchanges between Federal and State government entities involving dates shall represent the year in a 4-digit contiguous format, unless there has been mutual agreement to a different format. ____________________________________________________________________ Guess what company has the fastest, most accurate, and cost effective toolset to address field expansion. (the 4 digit standard referred to)? Yup, that's right >> ConSyGen. There is also some talk / rumors about another well known year 2000 company teaming up with ConSyGen to address field expansion for their customers. stay tuned.