Government
Y2K bill would delay New Year's Holiday for government employees
Thanks to the Y2K bug, federal government workers may be waiting until the year 2000 to party like it's 1999.A recently introduced bill would change the New Year's Day holiday for federal workers from Friday, Dec.
Thanks to the Y2K bug, federal government workers may be waiting until the year 2000 to party like it's 1999.
A recently introduced bill would change the New Year's Day holiday for federal workers from Friday, Dec. 31, 1999 to Monday, Jan. 3, 2000.
The idea is to give government agencies at least one more day to try and get their houses in order before the Year 2000 kicks in, said an aide to Rep. David Dreier, (R-Calif.), the bill's co-sponsor.
This way, the government won't need to pay overtime for IT workers who are stuck at the office, programming away, as the new year changes.
The bill was introduced by Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.), and has been referred to the House Committee on Government Reform for consideration.