That the Treasury Board Secretariat submit its work plan for government-wide Year 2000 initiatives to the Public Accounts Committee no later than 21 January 1998. Review Team outlined a suggested workplan to guide the Government's response to the Year 2000 problem. The workplan has been presented to Cabinet, and encompasses the awareness, accountability, priority and testing phases within Government-wide Mission Critical departments. This report was sent to the Public Accounts Committee on the 10 th of February 1998. The Government will report regularly as issues arise.
Departments are responsible for the repair, replacement and conversion of their individual systems.
The CIO Branch at Treasury Board Secretariat will continue to survey and monitor departments' Year 2000 progress. Results will be summarised and reported to Deputy Ministers, as well as the Secretary of the Treasury Board. The Chief Information Officer Branch will continue to monitor and report progress in the phases of the conversion for individual departments and agencies. An evaluation of the repaired and replaced systems that have been tested and the results. The Government's view is that departments are best positioned to declare Year 2000 readiness and compliance of their systems.