Hi Gang,

As you know, I'm not posting too much these days, but this one was worth a post. Tomorrow should be an interesting day. (Any predictions on what we may hear?)

:)

From http://www.senate.gov/~y2k/news/pr071299.html

MEDIA ALERT

Y2K COMMITTEE HEARING WILL EXAMINE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT PREPAREDNESS

GAO will present new data on Y2K readiness of major U.S. cities

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, and Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Committee Vice-Chair, today announced a hearing to explore Y2K readiness among state and local government.

WHAT: U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem Hearing on State and Local Government Preparedness

WHEN: 9:00 AM Thursday, June 15, 1999

WHERE: 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC

WHO: Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), Presiding Chair Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chair, U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Vice-Chair

WITNESSES:

Joel Willemssen Director, U.S. General Accounting Office

Mike Benzen CIO, State of Missouri President Elect, NASIRE

Connie Kay Nass Auditor State of Indiana

Patrick R. Ralston Director, State Emergency Management Agency State of Indiana

Brian O'Neil Councilman, City of Philadelphia Past President, National League of Cities

Suzanne Peck Chief Technology Officer Washington, D.C.

James Trobaugh Mayor, Kokomo, Indiana Member, Conference of Mayors

Randy Johnson Board Chairman, Hennepin County, Minnesota Recent Past President, National Association of Counties

Robert Browder Partner, Shannon & Gracey Former District Attorney, Terrant County Texas

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 14, 1999

Answers

Also, if anyone hears that the hearing will be televised, please post that info here.

FYI, other upcoming hearings:

JULY 22 -- Y2K Readiness of Global Corporations 9:30 AM, Room 192 Dirksen

JULY 29 -- Utilities' Y2K Preparedness 9:30 AM, Room 192 Dirksen

The one on July 29 could be very interesting.

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 14, 1999.

Thanks FM... should be a "hot" one.

;-D

Wonder if theyll cover this...

California proposed bill to give governor power to declare state of emergency prior to any actual crisis

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id= 0015Hc

Humm?

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), July 14, 1999.

I dunno, Diane, but that story bears watching. (California being the "bellweather" state that it is. Whatever happens with that could be coming to a state near you. . . )

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 14, 1999.

At last, a thread worth reading! Thanks, FM, for the alert.

-- newbiebutnodummy (Linda@home.com), July 14, 1999.

FM - you say "TOMORROW should be an interesting day"... but then the article says:

WHEN: 9:00 AM Thursday, June 15, 1999

JUNE?!

Was that a typo? Or did this happen a month ago?

Or am I caught in a timewarp [I hate when that happens.]

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), July 14, 1999.

Thursday, JULY 15

BTW: Check out CBS Morning News with Charles Osgood this Sunday, July 18th.

They were in Oregon for about a week filming for Y2K segment. They announced date of show while they were filming at a community preparedness meeting I attended.

-- Cheryl (Transplant@Oregon.com), July 14, 1999.

"Any predictions on what we may hear?"

Whatever we hear, it will surely be summarized:

1. Nobody knows what will happen

2. It won't be too bad

-- ace (x@y.z), July 14, 1999.