Pentagon exxagerated Y2K readiness?

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According to a USA Today article, the Pentagon not only exxagerated their Y2K readiness, they falsified reports. Tell me it ain't so, Joe!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctd907.htm

-- Ted Markow (tgmarkow@cmpco.com), December 02, 1998

Answers

Looks like it's so...

"...As recently as a few weeks ago, Sen. Bennett was fond of noting that officials of government and industry "all lie to us about Y2K" when asked to testify about their level of readiness.

But heading into the Thanksgiving weekend he says one of the things he is thankful for is that "there aren't as many people lying to us as there used to be..."

Not as long as we don't take it "lying down" and let the newsmedia know our thoughts on the subject with a few well-placed e-mails!

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), December 02, 1998.


Where have you been? Here is my observation from an earlier post: ______________________________________________________________________

I can't help but laugh at what the guy in charge had to say:

USA TODAY - Pentagon exaggerated Y2K readiness

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon office responsible for safety and security of U.S. nuclear stockpiles and emergency response in a nuclear incident acknowledges falsifying readiness reports on the looming Year 2000 computer problem.

"I have a good feeling about Y2K in this agency,"

says Capt. Allan Toole, who was recently assigned to correct the Year 2000 (Y2K) problems at the DSWA. (Defense Special Weapons Agency)

He has a good "feeling" about our nuclear weapons being compliant, so he doesn't think we need to bother with the testing!

Well, now I'll sleep much better knowing that this guy's in charge.

-- infoman (infoman@web.com), December 02, 1998.


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