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Defense Computers: DFAS Faces Challenges in Solving the Year 2000 Problem

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 11, 1997
Report No. AIMD-97-117
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Summary:

The Year 2000 problem refers to the inability of computer programs to interpret the correct century from a recorded or calculated date having only two digits to indicate the year. Unless this shortcoming is corrected, the Defense Financing and Accounting Service's (DFAS) computer systems could malfunction or produce incorrect information. The impact of these failures would be widespread, costly, and potentially debilitating to the DFAS accounting and financial reporting mission. This report discusses (1) the status of DFAS' efforts to identify and correct its Year 2000 systems problems and (2) the appropriateness of DFAS' strategy and actions for ensuring that problems will be successfully addressed.

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