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Chairman of the President’s Council on the Year 2000 Conversion John Koskinen talked about the preparations of the banking industry to prepare for the year 2000 computer problem. He also foc…

Mr. Koskinen reported on preparations for the year 2000 rollover. He said that he will be in an airplane flying to New York at midnight to demonstrate his confidence that systems will not fa…

Committee members heard testimony on the Year 2000 computer problem, including how Americans should prepare, the status of federal and private efforts to create contingency plans, the impact…

Social Security Commissioner Ken Apfel talked to reporters about the preparation of the Social Security Administration for the year 2000 rollover. He stressed that the administration’s compu…

Mr. Koskinen talked about the year 2000 computer problem. He outlined a report from his council that stated that the majority of American industry had completed preparations, and that federa…

Mr. Roth and Mr. Powell briefed reporters about Y2K preparations in the telecommunications industry. They answered questions from the media.

Mr. Koskinen talked with reporters about continued preparations for the year 2000 rollover and said no problems have been reported yet. He responded to questions from the media.

John Koskinen, Chairman of the President’s Council on the Year 2000 Conversion, talked about year 2000 readiness in government computer systems and other computers around the U.S. He said th…

Officials from the Federal Communications Commission released a report on the readiness of the communications industry to face potential Y2K computer problems. The FCC officials were optimis…

Utility industry and government officials announced that the industry was ready to deal with any problems resulting of the date change on January 1, 2000. They also said that they would perf…

Prior to his departure, the President told reporters that the year 2000 computer problem was unlikely to have any far reaching impacts on the national infrastructure and that any problems wo…

The Special Senate Y2K Committee heard testimony about potential threats to America’s computer infrastructure from terrorist groups and the year 2000 computer problem.

Mr. Koskinen released the final quarterly report of the President’s Council on the Year 2000 Conversion on the readiness of the nation. The report focused on the Council’s findings in critic…

John Koskien, chairman of the President’s Council on Year 2000 conversion, and others talked to reporters about Internet security and safety on the date change to the year 2000. They said th…

John Koskinen of the President’s Council on Y2K Conversion, Ira Richer, chairman of Internet Operators and Gary Gagnon of Mitre Corporation talked to reporters about the year 2000 computer p…

John Koskinen talked about additional important initiatives to stamp out the millenium bug. He mentioned that the Social Security Administration is certified as compliant. He also stated tha…

Veterans' Affairs Department officials talked with reporters about preparations they have made for any year 2000 computer problems. Veterans were assured that they will receive their monthly…

Financial experts spoke to reporters about preparations the financial markets had made to avoid any potential computer problems resulting from the date change on January 1, 2000. Among the i…

John Koskinen, Chairman of the President’s Council on Year 2000 Conversion, announced that most government agencies were compliant with federal guidelines to protect computers from any poten…

Mr. Koskinen spoke about efforts to protect America’s infrastructure from any potential computer problems resulting from the date change on January 1, 2000. He said that government agencie…