Just seeing if I can make a hotlink. Sorry guys.

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-- just a lurker (jenni@jenni.com), February 19, 1999

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A+ <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), February 19, 1999.

OK, you got the grade but now it's time to de-lurk

-- not (meinfull@view.com), February 19, 1999.

just a prelim so I don't humiliate myself in primetime...:

Investigating the Impact of the Year 2000 Problem (2/24/99) Prepared by U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman

The day the report was released (3/2/99), Senator Bennett soft-pedaled the Committees investigation by announcing that Y2k would be a bump in the road. However, two days prior, Bennett had stated on national television that "those who suggest that it will be nothing more than a 'bump in the road' are simply misinformed." This is what excerpts of the report really say (available in PDF/Adobe format at: http://www.senate.gov/~y2k/reportcontents.html). Note that one of the federal agencies most important to business continuity - the USPS - is not included in the report; Congressional testimony by the USPS on 2/23/99 confirmed that it is very unlikely the USPS will be able to function next year.

General Remarks. The Y2K problem is very real andY2K risk management efforts must be increased to avert serious disruptions The question is not will there be disruptions, but how severe the disruptions will be Leadership at the highest levels is lacking Many organizations critical to Americans safety and well-being are still not fully engaged in finding a

-- you (will@find.out), March 03, 1999.

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM (2/24/99) U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman

E.N.: The day the report was released (3/2/99), Senator Bennett soft-pedaled the Committees investigation by announcing that Y2k would be a bump in the road. However, two days prior, Bennett had stated on national television that "those who suggest that it will be nothing more than a 'bump in the road' are simply misinformed." This is what excerpts of the report really say (available in PDF/Adobe format at: http://www.senate.gov/~y2k/reportcontents.html). Note that one of the federal agencies most important to business continuity - the USPS - is not included in the report; Congressional testimony by the USPS on 2/23/99 confirmed that it is very unlikely the USPS will be able to function next year.

GENERAL REMARKS. The Y2K problem is very real andY2K risk management efforts must be increased to avert serious disruptions The question is not will there be disruptions, but how severe the disruptions will be Leadership at the highest levels is lacking Many organizations critical to Americans safety and well-being are still not fully engaged in finding a

-- one (more@time.com), March 03, 1999.