Report: Detroit Has Computer Problems - (DETROIT) -- The City of Detroit's multi-million dollar computer overhaul is being stymied by failures of leadership and training. That's according to a report released to the city council yesterday. The "Detroit Free Press" says the 70-page report calls for city officials to undertake an immediate set of of stabilization measures to make the 80-million-dollar system run smoothly. The report blames human error for most of the system's problems.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/local/state/michigan/story.html?s=v/rs/19990921/mi/index_2.html#2

-- Homer Beanfang (Bats@inbellfry.com), September 28, 1999

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Right. Blame the humans! (Ultimately, that is where the blame should be placed, though. The only question is: which humans to blame?)

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), September 28, 1999.

Report doesnt appear to be linked yet.

City of Detroit home page...

http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/

City of Detroit Y2K Disclosure Statement

http:// www.ci.detroit.mi.us/year-2000-framehtm.htm

Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/

Search--Detroit Free Press... on Y2K and after it groups by confidence, try re-grouping by subject...

http:// www.freep.com/Architext/AT-freepquery.html

Older...

Detroit computers not ready for Y2K, report says
But officials discount GAO study of progress made by major cities
July 15, 1999

http:// www.freep.com/news/locway/qy2k15.htm

Not quite coming up with a specific hit.

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), September 28, 1999.

Diane,

Thank you!

-- Homer Beanfang (Bats@inbellfry.com), September 28, 1999.

The yahoo report was from Sept 21. Perhaps DFP has already filed their story in the memory hole.

Jerry

-- Jerry B (skeptic76@erols.com), September 28, 1999.