Defense Computers: U.S. Space Command's Management of Its Year 2000 Operational Testing

AIMD-00-30 Published: Nov 15, 1999. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's management of various year 2000-related end-to-end testing activities, focusing on: (1) the U.S. Space Command's management of its end-to-end test of space control systems essential to major theater war; and (2) what the results of this test show with respect to operational risks and readiness.

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