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

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1234)	3/21/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to be at significant risk of system failure. Although FAA has completed its assessments, it identified 101 additional mission-critical systems since the last reporting period. Considering its slow progress, the FAA needs to give significantly greater attention to contingency planning. It also needs to: determinepriorities for system conversion and replacement based on systems' mission-criticality; develop plans for validating and testing all converted or replaced systems; and craft realistic contingency plans for all business lines to ensure the continuity of critical operations. Of particular concern is the FAA's Host Computer System, which is the backbone of en route air traffic control centers. The FAA is continuing its assessment of the system's micro-code with the intention of resolving and testing any identified date issues, while at the same time purchasing and implementing new hardware before January 1, 2000. The costs and relative risks of this dual strategy have yet to be clearly determined. cio.fed.gov Key Federal Year 2000 Web Sites CIO Council itpolicy.gsa.gov Small Businesses sba.gov Commercial Products y2k.policyworks.gov Telecommunications Equipment y2k.fts.gsa.gov Building System Components globe.lmi.org