Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion
Headline: Creates Information Center to Coordinate Federal Year 2000 Response
What it does: Federal agencies must designate officials to the Information Coordination Center and work with the Council and the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate restoration and response efforts.
- Creates a federal center to share information about Year 2000 problems.
- Requires agencies to assign technical and management staff to Y2K coordination.
- Improves coordination for restoring critical systems after Y2K-related failures.
Summary
This order creates the Information Coordination Center (ICC) in the General Services Administration to help the Chair of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion address Year 2000 (Y2K) conversion problems at home and abroad.
At the Chair's direction, the ICC will help federal agencies and key public and private organizations share information, assess Y2K emergencies that could harm U.S. interests, and assist in restoring or reconstituting critical computer systems when needed. Agency heads must designate officials to staff the ICC, and the Chair will name the ICC Director.
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