Well, well. Here we go. . .(Trying a hotlink here)

July 29, 1999 Senate Y2k Committee Hearing

COMMITTEE HEARING WILL INVESTIGATE SPENDING ON $40 MILLION Y2K INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER Hearing will also focus on U.S. vulnerability to cyberterrorism, information warfare WASHINGTON, DC  U.S. Senators Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem and Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), committee Vice-Chair, today announced a hearing to investigate spending on the governments Y2K Information Coordination Center, a crisis management facility designed for real-time communication between government agencies, and the public and private sectors regarding Y2K-related problems. The hearing will also explore potential high-tech threats to U.S. infrastructure  highlighted by Y2K  such as information warfare and cyberterrorism. WHAT: Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem Hearing on the Information Coordination Center (ICC) and ;Information Warfare Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chair ;Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Vice-Chair WHEN: 9:30 AM, Thursday, July 29, 1999 WHERE: 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC SCHEDULED WITNESSES: Richard Clarke, National Coordinator for Infrastructure Protection, National Security Council John Koskinen , Chairman, The Presidents Year 2000 Conversion Council John S. Tritak, Director, The Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office Mr. Michael Vatis, Director, The National Infrastructure Protection Center Richard Schaeffer, Director, Infrastructure and Information Assurance, Department of Defense (Very interesting.)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 27, 1999

Answers

Apologies for the fractured formatting. At least the link works!

(Who'da thunk it?)

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 27, 1999.

Big deal, nothing will happen at the meeting and we'll all be screwed anyway.

-- (its@coming.soon), July 27, 1999.

Thanks FM,

See also...

OT?: William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense: Preparing For A Grave New World (USIA)

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id= 0018ov

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), July 27, 1999.

it's coming,

You could be right. Then again. . .

'Seems to me I remember a clip not too long ago that quoted Senator Fred Thompson (possibly along with Dodd) that was somewhat critical of this ICC.

Anybody remember?

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 27, 1999.

Don't remember FM.

Here are some ICC links...

Clinton Signs Y2K Executive Order--Emergency Response To Y2K

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

Clinton's new Y2K Co-ordination office: ICC

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

Retired Army Lt. Gen. & the Year 2000 Information Coordination Center

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id= 0016xB

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), July 27, 1999.

FM

Congrats on the link!!!

I've been learning how to format.

Kinda cool...check out the "source" code in your browser...very educational!!!

Thanks to Diane for her help!

Mike ================================================================

-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), July 27, 1999.

Ditto!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), July 27, 1999.