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The Year 2000 Problem
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Abstract
The Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight investigated the Year 2000 problem which arose after computer programmer's didn't use whole years and instead only included the last two digits in their code. The subcommittee found that federal and state government's were highly unprepared for the turn of the century, as were many businesses who were reluctant to share the status of their year 2000 preparation. The report recommended that federal and state government and public and private organizations approach the situation with more urgency. Moreover, they recommended that the government establish Federal liability protection for organizations that share information in order to facilitate year 2000 repairs.
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
PAP Major Code
17: Space, Science, Technology, and Communications
PAP Minor Code
1709: Computer Industry, Cyber Security, and the Internet