Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1999

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Author: William J. Clinton  | Date: August 4, 1999

Memorandum on the Year 2000 Computer Problem,
August 4, 1999

Memorandum for Members of the Cabinet

Subject: Year 2000 Computer Problem

The end of 1999 is less than 6 months away. Federal agencies have made significant progress in meeting the challenges posed by the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem since the Vice President and I discussed this issue at the Cabinet meeting in January 1998. Virtually all of the major Federal agencies have completed, or will soon complete, work on their mission-critical systems, and agencies are working aggressively to encourage compliance among their organizational partners for the delivery of key Federal services.

Our efforts to solve the Y2K problem provide an important example of the Government’s ability to respond to difficult management challenges, and I appreciate your commitment to this critical issue. However, your ongoing support through 1999 is essential to the Nation’s ability to achieve the ultimate goal of minimizing Y2K-related failures in the public and private sectors.

You should continue your outreach efforts to organizations domestically and internationally. We must encourage compliance efforts among our partners, such as State and local governments helping to deliver Federal services and private sector organizations supporting the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Internationally, the continued exchanges of technical information with other governments about Y2K experiences will help to limit potential Y2K problems in our trading relationships.

You also should maintain your focus on contingency and back-up plans. While many systems and processes have been tested multiple times, being prepared with alternate operating plans provides an important extra layer of insurance against unexpected difficulties and will enhance our ability to respond to any challenges associated with the date change.

I also encourage you to continue to work closely with my Council on Year 2000 Conversion, and with each other, as we approach January 1, 2000. If we continue our hard work on this important issue, I am confident that we will be able to oversee a successful transition to the new millennium.

William J. Clinton

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on August 5.

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Chicago: William J. Clinton, "Memorandum on the Year 2000 Computer Problem, August 4, 1999," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1999 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, August 6, 1999 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995), 35:2680 1557. Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DB1HSHQWGXR5AHW.

MLA: Clinton, William J. "Memorandum on the Year 2000 Computer Problem, August 4, 1999." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1999, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, August 6, 1999 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995), 35:2680, page 1557. Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DB1HSHQWGXR5AHW.

Harvard: Clinton, WJ, 'Memorandum on the Year 2000 Computer Problem, August 4, 1999' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1999. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, August 6, 1999 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995), 35:2680, pp.1557. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DB1HSHQWGXR5AHW.