The utilities and the federal agencies are perfecting the art of miscalculation,

I want to assure . . . (that) the state and federal agencies are coordinating their efforts,

Re-examining all of the federal departments and agencies and whether they should exist is the next great battle for conservatives.

The whole discussion for two and half years was that federal agencies couldn't connect the dots, ... None of these databases talked to each other.

While we have been comforted by the actions of the great majority of federal agencies, unfortunately with just 63 days remaining before the Jan. 1, 2000, deadline, there still remains some concern about certain agencies - especially with regard to their contingency and Day One plans, ... To be fully prepared for Y2K, every organization must ensure that their Day One strategies are ready and that practical contingency plans are in place.

People move to the Tahoe area for trees. Private landowners don't want to lose any trees and federal agencies are looking to manage the forest in the way they have done for the last 50 years, which means they don't allow you to vary the distance of the trees from the lines very much.