The Year 2000 (Y2K) challenge was a major test of the nation's ability to protect our computer systems and the critical operations and infrastructures they support. The government successful met the Y2K challenge. However, major mgmt. challenges remain in areas such as computer security and critical infrastructure protection. This report (1) identifies lessons the federal government has learned from Y2K applicable to improving federal information technology (IT) mgmt., (2) identifies lessons that individual agencies can apply to mgmt. of future IT initiatives, and (3) discusses how the momentum generated by the government's Y2K efforts can be sustained.

AIMD-00-290 Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Lessons Learned Can Be Applied to Other Management Challenges

The United States General Accounting Office (GAO) presents a report entitled "Critical Infrastructure Protection: Significant Challenges in Developing National Capabilities," published in April 2001. The report is for the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information of the Committee on the Judiciary for the U.S. Senate. The report discusses the progress of the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) in developing national capabilities for analyzing cyber threat and vulnerability data and enhancing capabilities for responding to cyber attacks.