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Subject Area: Technologies

Year 2000 (Y2K)

Will Federal Government Computers be Ready for the Year 2000?
Author: House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology
Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology

Detailed minutes of the hearing on Y2K provides an extensive history of federal actions and legislation as the basis for establishing current policy, priorities, and solutions.

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OIRA [Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs] Update on Issues and Activities. Minutes of a presentation by Bruce McConnell, Director, OMB/OIRA.
Author: CENDI Secretariat
Publisher: CENDI

OIRA attention is focused on legislative priorities, policy-related issues, and technology. Legislative priorities include government printing (Title 44) and privacy. Policy-related issues included Electronic FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), WWW policy, and the Morella Act (voluntary consensus standards to be used in purchasing and in regulations). Technology areas include the Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA), the Raines Rules (eight criteria that should be met by any information systems investment), Y2K, Government Wide Agency Contracts, and the newly established CIO Council. Each of these is briefly described.

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