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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Telecommunications Readiness Critical, Yet Overall Status Largely Unknown

T-AIMD-98-212 Published: Jun 16, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed: (1) the nation's telecommunications infrastructure; (2) the risks facing the nation if critical components of that infrastructure are not year 2000 compliant by the turn of the century; (3) federal government actions relating to national, international, and governmental telecommunications infrastructure; and (4) present issues that must be addressed.

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AccountabilityContingency plansInformation resources managementInformation systemsInteragency relationsRisk managementSoftware verification and validationStrategic information systems planningSystems compatibilitySystems conversionsTelecommunications industryY2KTelecommunications systems