Web sites are dynamic, living documents that must be constantly updated to remain credible with online users. As the State's Web presence evolves, it is important to remember that the end user must be the common decision point. There is likely a technological fix to this problem on the horizon but it may be necessary to make reasonable accommodations in the interim. The success of Web-based delivery of government information depends on users finding the information they need. Fundamentally, finding one's way through the sea of information produced by government is a design issue.
Sound design lends itself to efficient, timely and cost-effective growth and maintenance.
The new millennium brings with it a date field problem for computer systems. The Year 2000 date-change problem poses one of the most significant challenges ever faced by the IT industry. The problem causes software performing arithmetic operations, comparisons, or sorting on date field to fail or yield incorrect results when working with years beyond 1999. IT planners have already begun work on a smooth transition to the year 2000 by addressing a widespread problem that prevents computers from understanding the relationship between dates in this millennium and those in the next. Many computer systems that perform forecasts, establish eligibility periods, or issue licenses will be impacted well before the year 2000.