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Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Delivery of Key Benefits Hinges on States' Achieving Compliance

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 23, 1999
Report No. T-AIMD/GGD-99-221
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Summary:

Just as the federal government faces significant Year 2000 risks, state and local governments also face this challenge. If the Year 2000 problem is not properly addressed, many vital government functions could be jeopardized. For example, food stamps and other benefit payments could be stopped, signal timing patterns could malfunction at highway intersections, and parole eligibility determinations could be adversely affected. This testimony discusses the Year 2000 challenge facing state and local governments and the Year 2000 Compliance Assistance Act (H.R. 1599), which would allow state and local governments to buy information technology through the federal government to address the Year 2000 problem. GAO (1) highlights the reported Year 2000 readiness of state and local governments and the steps taken by the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion, (2) discusses the readiness and federal activities associated with state-run federal programs, and (3) offers observations on H.R. 1599.

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