Year 2000 Computing Crisis

Book excerpt: Two statements by Joel Willemssen, Dir., Civil Agencies Information Systems, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO, before the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs. He addresses the readiness of the VA to deliver benefits and health care services through the turn of the century, focusing on the Y2K readiness of automated systems that support such delivery, the compliance status of biomedical equipment used in patient care, and the Y2K readiness of the pharmaceutical and medical-surgical manufacturers upon which VA relies. He also shares information on the Food and Drug Admin.'s Y2K efforts.