STORY:
Only Three States Y2K Ready

Only Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota have completed all Y2K testing

Only Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota have completed and passed all the necessary tests to rid the computer Y2K bug from state computer systems says a federal report.

According to the Associated Press, the report by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, was released at a congressional subcommittee hearing held in Silicon Valley.

Of the remaining 47 states, the report says most won't be fully ready until next month and 14 states say their self imposed deadline to have all their computer systems tested isn't until October or later.

The federal government has given itself a clean bill of health regarding most of its Y2K fixes. The White House is even planning a 24-hour Y2K command center that will be fully staffed on New Year's Eve.

Source: Associated Press

DATE: 8/16/99

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