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ICC Y2K Bulletins & Press Releases
  • Chief Information Officers Council Efforts Contribute to Y2K Conversion Effort
  • No Reports Of Major Y2K Problems, But Glitches Continue To Surface
  • Essential U.S. Maritime System Performs Well During Y2K Rollover
  • Natural Gas Industry Passes Y2K Test With Flying Colors
  • Petroleum Industry Sails through Y2K Date Rollover
  • First Day Of Trading In Y2K Is 'Business as Usual'
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Confirms Successful Transition to 2000 By Nation's Transportation Systems- January 3, 2000
  • Social Security Payments Are Now Signed, Sealed and Delivered - January 3, 2000
  • Electric Systems Are Normal on the First Working Day after Millennium Rollover - January 3, 2000
  • DOT Issues Monthly Air Travel Consumer Report - January 3, 2000
  • USDA Successfully Enters The Year 2000 - January 2, 2000
  • Federal Employees Will Get Paid Thanks To NFC's Y2K Readiness - January 2, 2000
  • Y2K Day Two: Electric Power Systems Continue to Operate Normally - January 2, 2000
  • Insured Financial Institutions Operating Normally Following Century Data Change - January 1, 2000
  • The Electric Systems Continue to Operate Normally -
    January 1, 2000 at 4p.m.
  • Securities Industry Association - January 01, 2000
  • US Department of Health and Human Services -
    January 01, 2000
  • DOT Updates Y2K Information For Transportation System - January 01, 2000
  • ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS GREET NEW YEAR WITH NO UNUSUAL PROBLEMS - January 01, 2000
  • Electric Utilities Go Through First Key Y2k Time Zone With Only Minor Glitches - January 01, 2000
  • Securities and Exchange Commission News Release - January 01, 2000
  • U.S. Air Traffic Control System Successfully Transitions to New Year - December 31, 1999
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency News - December 31, 1999
  • General Services Administration - December 31, 1999
  • American Red Cross Ready for Y2K - December 22, 1999

Pre Y2K Rollover Press Releases
  • Remarks by John Koskinen at National Press Club
    December 14, 1999
    Transcript
  • Press Briefing by John Koskinen - December 13, 1999
    Transcript
  • Sector Benchmark Information - December 13, 1999
    Fact Sheet
  • President Clinton Remarks on Y2K - November 10, 1999
    Press Release
  • Y2K and You Booklet and Checklist - Expanded Hotline Hours - November 2, 1999
    Press Release
  • Schools Earn Low Marks For Y2K Readiness - October 27, 1999
    Press Release
  • Koskinen Statement On Oil and Gas Y2K Survey - October 20, 1999
    Press Release
  • Chemical Companies Need To Focus On Safety, Contingency Planning
    For Year 2000 Rollover - October 7, 1999
    Press Release
  • Trilateral Meeting Between National Y2K Coordinators For The
    United States, Canada, and Mexico - October 5, 1999
    Press Release
  • Telecommunication Updates Added To Y2K Toll
    Free Hotline - August 19, 1999
    Press Release
  • President Clinton's Memorandum to the Cabinet Regarding Year 2000 - August 5, 1999
    Memorandum
  • Y2K Council Issues Third Quarterly Report on Nation's Readiness
    for the Year 2000 Date Change - August 5, 1999
    Press Release
    Report
  • Koskinen Statement on Electric Power Industry - August 3, 1999
    Press Release
  • Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST - July 30, 1999
    Press Release
  • Y2K COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SCHEDULED FOR JULY - July 1, 1999
    Press Release
  • United Nations Y2K Meeting Will Help to Improve Country
    Contingency Planning Efforts, Koskinen Says - June 17, 1999
    Press Release
  • Will Your Community Be Ready for the Year 2000? - May 24, 1999
    Press Release
  • Supply and Delivery of Pharmaceuticals - May 18, 1999
    Press Release
  • U.S.-Japan Y2K Cooperation Statement - May 4, 1999
    Press Release
  • Peter Kind to Head Y2K Council's Information Coordination Center - April 23, 1999
    Press Release
  • Year 2000 Council Helps Students Learn About the Y2K Problem - April 22, 1999
    Press Release
  • Second Assessment Report: Key Sectors Are Making Progress on the Y2K
    Problem, But Substantial Work Remains, Says Koskinen - April 21, 1999 Press Release
  • 1-888-USA-4-Y2K LOGS MORE THAN 100,000 CALLS - April 16, 1999
    Press Release
  • Statement of John Koskinen on American Hospital Association Y2K Survey - March 31, 1999
    Press Release
  • Statement of John Koskinen on Y2K Communications Sector Report - March 30, 1999
    Press Release
  • Koskinen Applauds Federal-State Y2K Cooperation - March 12,1999
    Press Release
  • New Survey Shows That Few Building Systems Are Affected By The
    Y2K Problem, But Readiness Work Is Critical, Koskinen Says - March 4, 1999
    Press Release

  • North American National Year 2000 Coordinators Meet to Discuss
    Cross-Border Y2K Issues - February 22-23, 1999
    Press Release
    Transcript

  • NRC Completes Work On Preparing Its Internal
    Computer Systems For Year 2000 Readiness - February 8, 1999
    Press Release
  • International Y2K Cooperation Center Will Lead to Better Coordination of
    Regional, Sectoral Efforts on the Year 2000 Computer
    Problem, Koskinen Says - February 5, 1999
    Press Release
    Fact Sheet
  • Statement of John A. Koskinen Before the U.S. House of Representatives
    January 20, 1999
  • Statement of John Koskinen on NERC Assessment of Electric Power Industry Y2K Efforts -- January 11, 1999
    Press Release
  • Council Helps Industry Groups Share Y2K Information - December 2, 1998
    Press Release
  • YEAR 2000 COUNCIL KICKS OFF "NATIONAL Y2K ACTION WEEK" - October 15, 1998
    Press Release
  • American Hospital Association Stress Importance of Hospital Preparedness for the Year 2000 - October 6, 1998
    Press Release
  • Koskinen Praises EDS Information-Sharing Effort - September 17,1998
    Press Release
  • Statement of John Koskinen on Year 2000 Information and
    Readiness Disclosure Act - September 16, 1998
    Statement
  • Year 2000 Council Kicks Off "National Campaign for Year 2000 Solutions"
    by Focusing on Challenges Facing Electric Power Industry - July 28, 1998
    Press Release
    Campaign Fact Sheet
  • Press Briefing by John Koskinen for Russian Journalists
    July 16, 1998
  • Statement of John Koskinen on Adoption of United Nations Y2K Resolution
    June 26, 1998
  • Remarks by Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater to the European
    Conference of Ministers of Transport
    May 26, 1998



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