Various executive departments and agencies

Year 2000 Conversion

Executive Order 13073 establishes the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion to coordinate federal government efforts to prevent critical systems from failing due to the Y2K bug, where computers would misinterpret "00" as 1900 instead of 2000. The order mandates agency heads prioritize Y2K remediation, requires quarterly joint reports to the President from the Council Chair and OMB Director, and directs cooperation with state/local governments, private sector critical infrastructure operators, and foreign counterparts.