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Stroger pick for top health job
Avaya class-action suit
Homeowners hit by leap day charge on mortgages
WA - They sit in prison but crime lab tests are flawed
Last week's mini-Y2K: What went wrong?
Y2K deja vu set to cripple Unix program
Canada - Cop records dumped
Canada - Thousands Given Wrong STD Results
Skepticism Pops Up Inside the Fed
IN - Cost of property tax error rises
ID - 50,000 court records erased when computer crashes
Toronto - Double payment problem bigger than estimated
GA - Woman Wrongly Jailed Blames System
NE - Missing money found in bookkeeping errors
GA - System Problems Lead to False Arrests
Norwegian family gets electricity bill of £680,000
WY - One small mistake creates big tax error
UK - PENSION GOES FROM BILLIONS TO JUST 3P
WI - Shallbetter lays off 30 workers
Voter computer glitches
Errors plagued US missile computer
Xcel's own reports show service issues
AK - $95,000 goof misdirects Alaska election pamphlets
Is Your CFO Happy
VA - Chesapeake taxes hung up in billing error
KY - State's guardian system riddled with problems
After All These Years, IBM Still Seen By Many As Top Tech Bellwether
Y2K may be forgotten, but it's not gone
Economy's suffering of Y2K drain continues
Board OKs upgrading computers
FL - Technology trouble
CO - For sale signs not adding up
FL - Water Billing Error Found And Nobody Owes $2 Million
Battered Ericsson undergoes painful restructuring
NY - Queens Voters Steered Wrong
Another record for bankruptcy filings
TX - Snafu snarls new testing program
CA - DMV renewal goes awry for up to 280,000 drivers
Report alleges bugs in tax rebate implementation
Till: IBM still owes us $718,000
DC - Gas Co., County Strike Deal
$800,000 Y2K Lawsuit
Firm run by Massport CEO failed to thrive
WorldCom's troubles could become problem for customers
IN - Child support office to close next week
CO - Snafu in hospital numbers shows more patients paying
WA - $400,000 returned to overcharged borrowers
VA - Cleaning Up the Mess at VDOT
When Votes Don't Count
VA - State Auditor Offers List of VDOT Failings
eBay sellers pay and pay again
Clients evaluate telecom service options
KY - Enron, Andersen fallout not behind ‘adjustments' in Mediacom cable bills
NC - Chinqua-Penn board shuts down estate
10 Questions With First American Technology Fund Manager Barry Randall
Bankruptcies continue to surge even as the economy improves
Xerox admits to huge accounting error
GE - Tax mistakes and CAT regrets
Getting to Bottom of WorldCom
GA - 25,000 homeowners will receive faulty assessment notices this week
IN - Child support offices closed next week
TX - Clerk to recheck petitions
UT - Computer error caused overcharge
WA - Background checks cleared rape suspect
MS - Hundreds questioning higher Madison County property values
FL - 3 schools' grades will come late from state
DE - Dredge proposal receives new blow
Postal Service will get a refund from Unisys for Y2K work
UK - WARNING OVER CITY MELTDOWN
FL - State's new computers have lost track of some foster children
NZ - Inmates paid benefits in error
State says failures throughout hospital led to baby's death
Rhode Island Natural Gas Customers to See Cut in Rates
NZ - Tech's reputation partially restored after radioactive spill
CO: Mistakenly freed killer arrested
DC - Ex-Inmates Sue D.C. Corrections
FL - Lake Alfred Collects on Late Utility Bills
FL - Brevard waiting for cities overcompensated for traffic fines to pay up
IL - Dispatch error caused 34-minute delay in bank robbery broadcast
North County Times Y2K stories from their archives
ME - Glitch caused thousands to get late tax notices
PA - Wilkins delivers 130 tax bills with wrong numbers
ME - The tax man goofeth
Train accidents up markedly last year, federal figures show
FL - Oops! Glitch cancels Realtor licenses, records
UK - Pregnant woman gets £12,000 water bill for eight-day supply
FL - Residents Upset at High Bills
TAX FACTS
IN - Machine's firm takes blame for vote mixup
WorldCom facing world of obstacles
Vigilance can shave thousands from telecom cost
Nigeria - For Computers, a Time to Remove the Layers of Mystery
NY - Letters from tax department go out in error
SA - KZN teachers furious over unpaid salaries
FR - Computer glitch makes taxing times for French
SA - MTN glitch causes SMS overcharging
MI - Pricey system for IDs unused
NY - Niagara Mohawk billing error
PA - Prisoner's release mystifies task force
Federal government investigating four possible defects in Ford Focus
Illinois farmers reimbursed for lost grain
HI - Inventory miscount causes $5.8 million overage at Honolulu utility
CA - Some FasTrak Users Get Big Bill
FL - Faulty Florida system sent benefits to inmates, the deceased
UK - Pay Hassle NHS Staff Go Private
PA - Correcting credit report is worth the hassle
IN - Human error not to blame for vote-count fiasco in Monroe County
State reviews Flint finances
TX - Board to consider firing Seymour hospital administrator
MO - Laclede Gas wants compensation for warm winters
AU - Police radio plan in strife
ISRAEL - NICE Systems to pay $4m to investors
UK - Council 'Sorry' For Tax Demand Error
PA - State police face ballistics backlog
ID - NCHD supports Idaho 'Prompt Pay' legislation
TX - City computer system flawed
PA - Computer to track inmates
PA - County, sheriff clash on inmates' release
Prudential names Yardeni as investment strategist
DC - Metro urged to remove new cars
CA - County's Computer System Is Botching Medical Benefits
VT - More Computer Glitches Snarl State Government
AR - Millage adjustment hits Marvell taxpayers hard in the pocketbook
IN - Problems likely to delay reassessment
Norton Defends Trust Management
UK - Benifit fraud holes cost UK 4bn
PA - MTBE tainted water will be pumped from wells
MI - Officials hope devices improve billing
Cooper faces Enron challenges
NV - Mack pay unfettered by setbacks
Lucent posts $423 million net loss and Y2K court cases
UK - Kmart goes bust
NJ - Merck hit for plant problems
AU - Uranium mine 'must close' for inquiry
London - Chaos on the roads as lights fail
IN - Groups say fix taxes now
OR - County cameras roll-over glitch
Computer shutdown has Interior working the old-fashioned way
NZ - ATM error doubles bank fees
GB - Taxpayers lose cash in council blunder
OR - ODFW's computerized licensing system malfunctions
Pension funds have lost billions
WISCONSIN'S FINANCIAL REDUCTIONS
NJ - Freeholders settle bill for Y2K preparedness
Accuride sees $10 million quarterly loss
MI: MichCon bills get boost from expiring freeze, computer snafu
America Tissue dismisses auditors Arthur Anderson
MI: Police face tech issues
Thirty-six killed, 60 injured in Indonesian train collision
PA: System failure delays welfare to hundreds
more exploding manholes (DC)
TX - 12,000 Harris County taxpayers due refunds
IL - REAL ESTATE TAX BILLS COMING SOON
MI: Families receive support checks
Detroit Edison error doubles bills
IL - PAYROLL ERROR SHORTCHANGES 80 SIUC FACULTY
FL - City Utility Underbills 13 Companies
OH: Man, 33, Billed For Being In Nursing
Position offered: Business Analyst
AU: Panel exposes ALG's fuzzy figures
GA - City to look at crime data
MINNEAPOLIS City loses top bond ranking
NM: Sun agrees to integrity pact
OR - Late water bill shows steamed client a costly leak
Fruit of the Loom connection
AL: Community Hopes to Save Hospital
PacifiCare looking for alternative
GE: Grady downplays budget deficit
The Lucent connection
UK - £100m cost of Tube fiasco
Accident Summary added to Y2K Graphs
MI: Utilities Consumers overcharges 64,000 customers
PeopleSoft sees sequentially higher Q3
Qwest Reports $3.3 Billion Loss In Second-Quarter Profit
The Law Office of Mark McNair Files Class Action Lawsuits Against Robotic Vision Systems, Emex Corporation, Chronimed, Inc., and Duratek, Inc.
British army to finally replace obsolete radio system
TX: Deregulation experiment continues to hit snags
IRS Says Some Tax Cut Check Notices in Error
PA - Phillipsburg still has no list of its holdings
NM residents wait on Social Security
Fijian Govt red-faced after entire year's financial records lost
JAPAN - Circuit glitch suspected in accidental strafing
MA - More checks to IRS may be lost
MN - Wacky traffic lights, power outages plague Duluth on Wednesday
INDIA - Faulty “phataks” drive citizens crazy
MORE CARDHOLDERS ARE CALLING WITH QUESTIONS
HI - New paycheck system flunks 1st test at OCCC
Half of electronic products ship late, says survey
Standing firm in harm's way
TORONTO - Additional names included on some property tax bills
Y2K Is Finally Here
800,000 Computers Shipped D.O.A. in 1999
MI: Some new homeowners got property tax break
TX - Utility's miscalculation benefits Gatesville customers
FL - Elections office cans upgrade for new computer network
FL - Jail glitches may rob taxpayers
CA: State investigates accounting of child support program
CO: Drug shortage hits hospitals
Problem: TT030, SLM 804, and DynaC
what is ASUS LiveUpdate ???
AU: Council budget problems revealed
FL: Patient to file suit over hospital billing
London: Exchange probes trade error
Google: vdhcp386 help needed
Cybersecurity Requires More Sharing, Senator Says
D.C. Financial Management Woes
E-ZPass glitches take toll Complaints continue after two years
NE - Computer problems delay ambulance service billing
Woman finds errant $221,382 in social services benefits
Bankruptcies soar in Norway
Question for forum readers
Glitches cited ~Iraq Attack Not So Successful?
Impact!
Financial Data Provider Files for Bankruptcy
JetForm stock crashes on loss warning
Industry, government, academia try to stomp out computer bugs
OH: Safety violations at Toledo Jeep
Court Grants Lernout&Hauspie Delay
Sierra Systems Reports
Cerner rebounds, reporting record revenue and earnings
Experts set out to de-bug systems
Trapped by Siberian Cold, Russians Rue Collapse of Services
Japanese Corporate Bankruptcies Rise in 2000
Chesapeake Corp. to sell Some Units
FL: Technical glitch stalls drivers seeking tags
Goldman Asks Rivals to Help Pay for Losses on Own Issue
Excite News down since January 1
AU: Ci Tech shares plunge 44%
London: A year of rail excuses
WA: Drug shortages raise alarm at hospitals
Lucent's Money for Doubtful Accounts
NY: HE DOES TIME AS COPS, DMV FEUD OVER TICKET GOOF
NJ: Camden County man files suit, alleging wrongful arrest, jailing
What about the 2000-2001 rollover, any thoughts?
U.S. Senate panel blesses Y2K spending - TB2000 Archives
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