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

To: Bill Ounce who wrote (5169)	3/31/1999 11:42:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

The article you posted, "SPECIAL COVERAGE: The federal government will not meet its self-imposed Y2K deadline today", included an excerpt from Horn's most recent report-card for govt agencies ...with an overall grade of C+ for entire federal government. How Grades were Assigned - Finishing before March 31, 1999 = A - Between March 31 '99 & Jan 1, 2000 = B - Finishing in 2000 OR 2001 = C - Finishing in 2002 = D - After 2002 = F Subcommittee on Govt Management, Information & Technology Message 8302399 Some grades from last month ... "F" DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION: Y2K Compliant AFTER 2002 - FAA - Federal Aviation Administration - Surface Transportation Board - Federal Railroad Administration - Federal Hightway Administration - Coast Guard - Maritime Administration - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp - Natl Highway Traffic Safety - Federal Transit Administration "C+" HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: Y2K Compliant in 2000 OR 2001 - Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) .. MEDICARE and MEDICAID - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Administration on Aging (AOA) - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) "C-" DEPT OF DEFENSE: Y2K Compliant in 2000 OR 2001 - Army - Navy - Air Force - Marines - National Guard - Reserves - Coast Guard (in time of war) "F" Dept of State: Y2K Compliant AFTER 2002 - Assists U.S. business. - Coordinates/manages U. S. Govt response to international crises of all types. - Represents U.S. overseas and advocates U. S. policies for foreign govts & intl. - Coordinates/provides support for, U.S. agencies intl activities. - Reports/analyzes intl issues of importance to U. S. Govt - Conducts negotiations, concludes agreements - Guarantees the Diplomatic Readiness of the U. S. Government. - Protects and assists American citizens living or traveling abroad. - Policy leadership, broad interagency coordination, and manages resource allocation for the conduct of foreign relations. "F" Agency for Int'l Development: Y2K Compliant AFTER 2002 Provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance U.S. economic and political interests overseas. Here's the complete Govt Agency Report Card from February '99. Fascinating to see how several agencies went from D or F's ... to A's & B's... in only 6 months. Wonder how much of that can be attributed to reduction of number of mission-critical systems vs actual remediation. freedom.gov Some people forget, grades are ONLY for "mission-critical" systems. Not all systems. Am curious to see government and media spin on this in ensuing days. Cheryl