Trump Orders Government to Stop Work on Y2K Bug
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Trump Orders Government to Stop Work on Y2K Bug
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#2>Seven of the more than 50 paperwork requirements the White House eliminated on Thursday dealt with the Y2K bug, according to a memo OMB released. Officials at the agency estimate the changes could save tens of thousands of man-hours across the federal government.
>“Many agencies have forgotten how to deregulate,” he said. “It’s been so long since somebody asked them to look backwards.”
This is why it's generally a bad idea to make the government responsible for things that can be done by private businesses. Even the most bureaucratic corporation stopped working on the Y2K bug 17 years ago.
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#3I wonder how many "specialists" this eliminated?
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#4>Seven of the more than 50 paperwork requirements the White House eliminated on Thursday dealt with the Y2K bug, according to a memo OMB released. Officials at the agency estimate the changes could save tens of thousands of man-hours across the federal government. >“Many agencies have forgotten how to deregulate,” he said. “It’s been so long since somebody asked them to look backwards.” This is why it's generally a b…
> Even the most bureaucratic corporation stopped working on the Y2K bug 17 years ago.
Source?
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#5Have we made sure we can handle Year 2038 properly?
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#6>Seven of the more than 50 paperwork requirements the White House eliminated on Thursday dealt with the Y2K bug, according to a memo OMB released. Officials at the agency estimate the changes could save tens of thousands of man-hours across the federal government. >“Many agencies have forgotten how to deregulate,” he said. “It’s been so long since somebody asked them to look backwards.” This is why it's generally a b…
> Even the most bureaucratic corporation stopped working on the Y2K bug 17 years ago. Source?
I presume the source is that the year 2000 happened 17 years ago?
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#7I wonder how many "specialists" this eliminated?
"Officials at the agency estimate the changes could save tens of thousands of man-hours across the federal government."
So, since an employee works around 2000 hours/year, this is something on the order of 10 employees.
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#8I wonder if these were actually effective regulations, if the government agencies were really reporting about this. I suspect they weren't. That makes the elimination of the rule mainly a PR-stunt. But I'm not an American, and I'm not a civil servant.
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#9According to the linked memo [1] it was ordered by Mick
Mulvaney [2]. It will be interesting to see what else has been cut that's not such a trivial item.
[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/me... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Mulvaney
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#10I wish they had a few examples of the Y2K paperwork that was being submitted. I have trouble seeing how anyone could fill out that paperwork without at least a little sarcasm creeping in.
"The year is 2017, the Y2K bug has still not manifested itself. However our agency remains vigilante and prepared for the day when it does."