Maybe it's time to think about early retirement. I hate to think about going to work in June 2000. The air traffic control system is running on pencil and paper.
Environmental review takes place at the speed of write.
Their international aid agreements are more than a decade away from getting untangled. At least the Social Security checks are still being issued, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is dealing with the mess that's being caused by other agencies' screw ups. Yes, the summer of '00 will be something to remember. This grim scenario comes to mind after yesterday's report from the House Government Reform and Oversight subcommittee, which graded various agencies on their progress toward resolving their year 2000 IT problems. One agency head, for example, said his agency was setting its computers' clocks to February 2000 and checking for proper behavior.