Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Readiness of the Oil and Gas Industries

AIMD-99-162 Published: May 19, 1999. Publicly Released: May 19, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the oil and gas power industries' vulnerability to year 2000 problems and the reported status of their year 2000 readiness.

Full Report

Full Report (51 pages)

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Chuck Young

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Topics

Energy

Computer securitySoftware verification and validationEmbedded computer systemsInformation resources managementOil importingPetroleum industryStrategic information systems planningSystems conversionsY2KContingency plans