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To: Mark who wrote (806)	6/2/1998 12:47:00 PM
From: david james	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 884

news just out Gov't Gets 'F' For 2000 Fix WASHINGTON (AP) - A House panel today gave the federal government an ''F'' grade for its efforts to resolve the Year 2000 computer problem. The House Government Reform and Oversight subcommittee on technology cautioned against panic but urged President Clinton to declare fixing the glitch a national priority. Experts have warned for years that many computers originally programmed to recognize only the last two digits of a year will fail on Jan. 1, 2000, when machines will assume it is 1900. Many computers have embedded microchips that must be physically replaced.