Government gets B+ Y2K Rating

California Republican Rep. Stephen Horn gave the government an overall ``B-Plus'' rating for dealing with Year 2000 computer problems but listed air traffic control and services for the poor as continued concerns. Horn, chairman of the House Government Reform subcommittee tracking Y2K readiness, acknowledged the progress made since he awarded a failing grade back in 1996 but said important areas of government activity were still not ready. Besides the FAA, other vulnerable federal programs included food stamps and child nutrition programs at the Department of Agriculture, child support enforcement at the Health and Human Services Departments, and Unemployment Insurance at the Department of. -- Reuters