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To: NickSE who wrote (24022)	12/8/1998 7:40:00 PM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Tuesday December 8, 7:16 pm Eastern Time U.S. raises estimate for fixing millennium bug WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Clinton administration on Tuesday said ridding U.S. federal agency computers of the dreaded millennium bug will cost $6.4 billion, up from a $5.4 billion estimate made three months ago. So far, 61 percent of the government's most critical computer systems have been repaired or replaced so they can process dates after Dec. 31, 1999, properly, up from 50 percent three months ago. The departments of Defense, Energy, State, Transportation, and Health and Human Services along with the Agency for International Development continue to lag in their preparations, however. The Education Department, which had been considered a significant laggard three months ago, is now making adequate progress, the administration reported. The administration's quarterly report said the increased cost estimate was expected and included in the government's 1999 budget. Because some older computer programs used two digits to represent years, they may fail to recognize 2000 or confuse it with 1900, which experts say could result in computer failures.

To: NickSE who wrote (24022)	12/8/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 116764

UK Navy computers said unchecked for millennium bug dailynews.yahoo.com << Almost 90 percent of the British Navy's vital computer systems, including those that control its nuclear missiles, are still not protected against the so-called millennium bug, according to a leaked defense ministry review. Britain's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Sunday newspapers said that more than 80 percent of crucial computer systems in the defense ministry headquarters still needed checking to ensure the computers would not malfunction at the turn of the century. The CND said the admission in the defense ministry review came despite two years of work aimed at meeting an original deadline for fixing the faults of December 31 1998, which would have allowed for 12 months of tests. ''This information gives me no confidence that nuclear weapons systems will be ready to handle the millennium bug,'' said CND chairman Dave Knight. ''Unless every single system is fixed, anything could be affected, from the timer on ovens in submarines to early warning systems that raise the alert about incoming nuclear missiles,'' he said. The CND called for an immediate statement by the government and said Britain and other nuclear states should remove their nuclear warheads from warships and store them ashore to ensure their safety. The Sunday Telegraph said the review revealed that the ministry did not have enough skilled staff to check its computer systems. No comment was available from the defense ministry. >> Let's see who can tell the biggest Y2K horror story! < ggg > John