Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion

Impact dates

1. Date TBD

   ICC establishment and operations (no specific deadline stated; immediate upon signing)

Key directives

• Establish Information Coordination Center in General Services Administration
• ICC to assist Chair in Y2K response duties under section 2(c) of EO 13073
• ICC to prepare for information sharing and coordination within Federal Government and public/private sectors
• ICC to coordinate agency assessments of Y2K emergencies affecting U.S. interests domestically and internationally
• ICC to assist in reconstitution processes if necessary
• ICC to consist of designated executive agency officials with relevant expertise plus additional hired/contracted personnel
• ICC to work with Council and OMB to coordinate Federal critical system restoration efforts with existing emergency response authorities
• Chair of President's Council on Y2K Conversion to designate ICC Director
• Renumber preexisting section 5 of EO 13073 as section 6

Who is ordered

• Chair of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion · Executive Office of the President
• Administrator of General Services Administration · GSA
• agency heads · executive agencies
• Director of Office of Management and Budget · Office of Management and Budget

Timeline

Risks & tensions

• Y2K urgency created time pressure though no explicit deadline in text; operational timeline implicit in approaching January 1, 2000 date
• Coordination tension between ICC and existing agency emergency response authorities
• Vague scope of 'reconstitution processes' and 'where appropriate' leaves discretion unclear
• Reliance on agency head designations and contract hiring could delay staffing