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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Progress Made at Department of Labor, But Key Systems at Risk

T-AIMD-98-303 Published: Sep 17, 1998. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the significant information technology challenges that the upcoming century change poses to the Department of Labor, and to several of its agencies, focusing on: (1) specific year 2000 issues facing two elements of Labor's Employment and Training Administration; (2) the year 2000 efforts of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and (3) observations on the year 2000 readiness of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

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SoftwareSoftware verification and validationData integrityEmployment assistance programsInformation resources managementInformation systemsPensionsStrategic information systems planningSystems conversionsY2KContingency plans