Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Estimated Costs, Planned Uses of Emergency Funding, and Future Implications
T-AIMD-99-214
Published: Jun 22, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the costs associated with the year 2000 problem, focusing on: (1) estimated year 2000 costs and agency processes to track costs to date; (2) planned uses of emergency funding; (3) year 2000 costs for fiscal year (FY) 2000 and beyond; (4) agency program and information technology (IT) initiatives delayed by year 2000 activities; and (5) lessons learned from year 2000 efforts that can be applied to other IT activities.
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Business continuity and contingency planCost analysisData integrityFuture budget projectionsInformation resources managementInformation systemsSoftware verification and validationStrategic information systems planningSystems compatibilitySystems conversionsY2KContingency plans