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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: FAA Must Act Quickly to Prevent Systems Failures

T-AIMD-98-63 Published: Feb 04, 1998. Publicly Released: Feb 04, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to address the year 2000 problem, focusing on: (1) FAA's reliance on information processing; (2) where the agency stands today; (3) what remains at risk; and (4)

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must be done to increase the likelihood that FAA systems will be year 2000 compliant by January 1 of that year.

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Air traffic control systemsContinuity of operationsData integrityInformation resources managementSoftwareSoftware verification and validationStrategic information systems planningSystems compatibilitySystems conversionsY2K