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The Year 2000 Problem

House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Abstract
The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology issued a Committee Approved Report on the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem, which arose because many programmers used only the last two digits to represent a year. The report contains recommendations.
Date
1998-10-26
Document Type
House Committee Approved Report
Serial Number
105-827.H
Document Length
121 pages
Congress
105
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Committee Approved Reports, House, Has Views
PAP Major Code
17: Space, Science, Technology, and Communications
PAP Minor Code
1709: Computer Industry, Cyber Security, and the Internet
Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "Will Federal Computers be Ready for the Year 2000?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-12, (1997, February 24)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearings on "Oversight of the Year 2000 Problem: Lessons to be Learned from State and Local Experiences," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-212, (1998, August 13, 17, 19, September 1, 2, and 3)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, and House Committee on Science, and Subcommittee on Technology, joint hearing on "Year 2000: Issues Facing the Consumer," 105th Cong., (1998, September 24)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, joint hearing on "Aviation Year 2000: Will We Get There on Time?" 105th Cong., (1998, September 29)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, and Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, joint hearing on "The District of Columbia's Year 2000 Compliance Challenge," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-193, H.Hrg. 105-92, (1998, October 2)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on “Russia's Year 2000 Problem,” 105th Cong., (1997, October 17)
• House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, joint hearing on "Will Federal Government Computers Be Ready for the Year 2000?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-35, H.Hrg. 105-52, (1997, July 10)
• House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, joint hearing on "Year 2000 Risks: What Are the Consequences of Information Technology Failure?" 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-5, H.Hrg. 105-26, (1997, March 20)
• House Committee on Science, House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Technology, and Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, joint hearing on "FAA at Risk: Year 2000 Impact on the Air Traffic Control System," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-49, (1998, February 4)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, joint hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Government's Year 2000 Efforts," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-153, H.Hrg. 105-55, (1998, March 18)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "Status Update on the Year 2000 Problem," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-183, (1998, June 10)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on "Year 2000: Biggest Problems and Proposed Solutions," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-199, (1998, June 22)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearings on “Federal Consolidated Financial Statement Can the Federal Government Balance Its Books?” 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-158, (1998, April 1, 15, 16, 17, and June 18)
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