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To: JDN who wrote (18055)	6/5/1998 4:03:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Respond to of 31646

To all, off the TAVA topic but relevant in a way. It looks like some agencies are starting to sweat. We will begin to see more and more shifting of funds into Y2K as the bureaucrats realize this is not a problem that can be wished away. Be sure to take precautions to protect yourself and your own family. They will take money first from those with little or no voice. Over time it will affect more and more people. Don't count on government to consider your needs "mission critical". Notice how HHS is trying to shift the blame to contractors. For the full text go the link below. Putting Computers Ahead of Teens HHS to Use Money Meant for Homeless on Year2000 Fix By Barbara Vobejda and Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 5, 1998; Page A29 Scrambling to find money to fix its computers' Year 2000 glitch, the Department of Health and Human Services has unearthed an unlikely source of funds: grants to help homeless teenagers. ... HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala notified members of Congress this week that she was transferring $7 million from a program designed to help young people living on the streets, shifting it instead to reprogram agency computers. ... For several months, HHS has been behind schedule on repairing its Year 2000 computer problem, making it one of five troubled departments drawing special attention from the White House and Congress. HHS officials have contended they needed congressional help in forcing contractors to move faster on fixing the agency's computers. washingtonpost.com Finally, the info below comes from Ed Yourdon, a well respected programmer and Y2K consultant. If HHS is starting to squirm now and they have a completion date in 2001, a year too late. When will the others get in gear. Expected Y2K completion dates for several key Federal gov't agencies 2019 - Energy Department 2019 - Labor Department 2012 - Defense Department 2010 - Transportation Department (FAA!) 2010 - Office of Personnel Management 2005 - Agriculture Department 2004 - Treasury Department (IRS!) 2002 - GSA 2001 - Health & Human Services (Medicare!) mid-2000 - Education Department (college grants, etc.) mid-2000 - FEMA early 2000 - NASA