Williams Accepts Blame for Y2K Problems; Mayor Promises Congress He'll Speed Up District's Computer Repair Program

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 25, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Mayor Anthony A. Williams accepted blame yesterday for the poor financial management of the District's Year 2000 computer repair program, promising Congress to quickly correct the problem while pushing forward with the city's catch-up effort to eliminate the threat caused by the millennium bug.

"There is no way you can look at this situation over the last several months and say it is working the way it should," Williams said of the accounting miscues that have plagued the District's repair program. "You accept everything on your watch."

The mayor's remarks came during a Capitol Hill hearing on ...

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