Book Description

Contains information on actions taken to address Year 2000 issues for electronic data exchanges, which are used extensively to transfer information between computer systems. It identifies (1) the key actions taken to date to address electronic data exchanges among federal, state, and local governments, (2) the actions the federal government has taken to minimize the adverse economic impact of noncompliant Year 2000 data from other countries' information systems corrupting critical functions of our nation, and (3) international forums where the worldwide economic implications of this issue have been or could be addressed.