Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Readiness of Key State- Administered Federal Programs

Programs run by the states provide a host of critical social services, from Food Stamps to Medicaid. The General Accounting Office (GAO) reported last year that many state systems that support federal human services programs were threatened by the Year 2000 computer problem. More recently, GAO testi...

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Published in:Policy File 1999
Main Author: Willemssen, Joel C
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets/Expenditures
Economic policy
Government
Science/Technology/Public policy
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Summary:Programs run by the states provide a host of critical social services, from Food Stamps to Medicaid. The General Accounting Office (GAO) reported last year that many state systems that support federal human services programs were threatened by the Year 2000 computer problem. More recently, GAO testified before Congress that although federal agencies were working with their state partners to obtain readiness information and provide assistance, much work remained at the state level to help ensure that major services were not disrupted. This testimony (1) highlights the reported Year 2000 readiness of 10 key state-run federal human services programs and (2) discusses federal efforts to assess states' readiness for these 10 programs.