ML20128G995
| ML20128G995 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/09/1996 |
| From: | Cranford G NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| To: | App S TREASURY, DEPT. OF |
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| NUDOCS 9610090201 | |
| Download: ML20128G995 (2) | |
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%' ~.....J April 9, 1996 Mr. Steven 0. App, Deputy Chief Financial Officer U. S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC 20220
Dear Mr. App:
In response to a memorandum sent to the Chief Financial Officers C Mr. George Munoz dated April 8, 1996, on the subject of " Congressional Testimony," we pr, ovide the following:
The U. S. Nuclear Re major systems (i.e.,gulatory Commission has conducted a sampling of its systems are storing a four-digit year. Payroll and Fee Billing) and has found we will have significant problems with the turn of the centuryTherefore during the past six months, we have taken the following additional steps to
- However, ensure that we adequately address the potential impact of the century change to our system through:
the development of a strategy that instructs our contractors to examine our systems over the course of the next three years (CY through CY 1998), as they are tasked with other changes to the system 1996 All programs and data definitions will be examined when the system has been identified for modification or enhancement for some other i
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routinely to reflect whether.the system is still active.A compl are examined, the inventory will be marked to reflect this f act.As systems the end of CY 1998, this inventory will be used to identify those At j
systems that remain to be examined in 1999.
We believe that this approach will minimize the cost of system examination for those systems that require changes for other purposes and will conserve dollars, since we will not examine systems that may be terminated in the next several gars.
We would note that like many Federal replatforming and rehosting activities. agencies, we are actively p we believe is a sound yet financially conservative approach.This approach defining that all new systems use a four-digu date field or a date field type available through the development of a sof tware environment if using a Commercial-Of f-The-Shelf (C0TS) product.
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We are also in the process of issuing an agencywide bulletin via our local i
area network electronic mail system that will alert end users / developers of the impact of the century change.
We feel this is important, since locally-based user-developed systems are not centrally identified and, yet, i
the business areas served by these systems may have significant dependence on the system.
However, we believe that with the presence of a "date" type field in most of the COTS products that would generally be used to develop,
local systems,'the impact will be minimal.
This problem (two-digit year) is far more likely to be seen in systems developed using the interpreted or compiled language products.
Obviously, as we enter the last year of the century and review our system inventory for systems that have not been reviewed, we may find that we must divert resources to address these remaining systems.
However, we believe that the approach we are taking is sound, since our more critical systems are modified or enhanced on a more frequent basis (develop query, report, etc., to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests).
Further, we believe this approach will result in the most cost-effective solution to-address this significant system concern.
Should you have any questions regarding the approach we are taking, or our systems, please contact Karen VanDuser, Acting Chief, Systems Development and Integration Branch (Internet Address: kmv@nrc. gov or telephone (301) 415-7223).
Sincerely, Original signed by Gera:d F CWd Gerald F. Cranford, Director Office of Information Resources Management cc:
J. M. Taylor, EDO H. L. Thompson, DEDS R. M. Scroggins, OC e
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