This thread surfaced over at the Timebomb forum, and I'm very interested in what you folks have to say about it.

It's non-classified information. Some of the slides are a repeat of things most of you probably know. But starting with slide #20, it gets very interesting. What to make of it?

http://www.army.mil/army-y2k/y2kelectric90224/tsld001.htm

Also, I don't know who CNA is. Do you? Perhaps the CNA corporation?

Link at: http://www.cna.org/

Looking forward to your feedback, especially Rick's if available.

:)

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

Answers

Also--If any of you want to follow the discussion of the above among the Yourdonites, the URL is

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000j63

:)

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

Interesting reading.

I think it's a foregone conclusion that, given the intelligence network available to the U.S. government, there's information regarding Y2k to which we'll never be privvy. In that respect, I suppose it's kind of like hoping the Pope will reveal the Third Secret of Fatima, or expecting that any of us will be presented with the Rosetta Stone of Y2k with which to read through all of the corporate and governmental Y2k mumbo jumbo.

There's enough shreds of evidence, however, to lead anyone to believe that someone else in high places knows something you don't. This document regarding the electric industry and Y2k is just one of many bits and pieces of such datum.

It's kind of a schizophrenic document, in my view. For example, CNA predicts "It is unlikely that we will know what will happen to electric power until we experience the Y2K transition..." (page 23), but rather than offer any solutions or advice for the Army to prepare for any unforeseen Y2k power difficulties, goes off on a tangent about public preparedness and reaction! (pages 24, and 25).

I'm sure there were many holes that were filled in during the actual presentation. It's kind of hard to dissect intent from the Powerpoint presentation alone. Never the less, it's a very interesting document.

Oh, and for those who wonder who CNA is:

CNA is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the Department of the Navy. For more than 50 years, CNA has conducted research and analysis that have helped the Navy and Marine Corps become more effective and efficient. CNA conducts analyses for other Department of Defense and non-Defense clients whose needs fall within CNA's mission as an FFRDC.

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

1990416 Rick,

There is plenty of information available to the government. In 1996, clinton started the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

They started out by circulating a highly definiative questionaire to all major and minor players in our infrasturciton, asking very serious and deep questions, ostensibly so they could be protected against "terrorism", and define the terrorism threat and figure ways to protect against it. A portion of the results of that study are available in pdf on their web site : http://www.pccip.gov/

Critical infrastructure is defined as:

Information and Communications Electrical Power Systems Gas and Oil Transportation and Storage Banking and Finance Transportation Water Supply Systems Emergency Services Government Services

Take a look. Download the report. I used to have the questionaire. If I can dig it up, I will post the answer. Some of this stuff, if you think, gets really scary.

-- Anonymous, April 17, 1999

xbob,

For me, at least--the above link doesn't work. Help?

:)

-- Anonymous, April 17, 1999