Related Books Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. 82-85 Page 79 Second, citizens will want to know early on if there is a crisis and how the nation is holding up.
Specific information can reduce panic.
For example, in the case of Y2K, plans are being made for a White House representative, such as the President's assistant on Y2K matters, to provide a status report early in the afternoon of Saturday, January 1,2000. D.C. Third, the government will try to make decisions in real time about where help should be sent. Some exercises performed during 1999 will help with evaluation of the information flow and capacities. Federal agencies are expending substantial resources to address the Y2K problem. At lower levels of government, emergency managers from metropolitan areas are collaborating to monitor the status of Y2K planning, and they are also working with private corporations.