Title: Wisconsin, Department of Administration, Division of Technology Management, Year 2000 (Y2K) Records
Inclusive Dates: 1997-2000

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Department of Administration. Division of Technology Management

Call Number: 2005/142; 2006/060; Audio 1776A

Quantity: 7.0 cubic feet (7 record center cartons), 89.5 Megabytes, 2 audio recordings, 7 video recordings
Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Files of department staff and contract employees who headed the electronic preparation for possible computer problems in the year 2000 for Wisconsin state government. Included are files of Douglas Bingenheimer, who exercised functional responsibility for the state institutions; Bill Braham, who dealt with research and communications issues; Paul Kronberger; and Frank Paynter and Chris Kauffold, who dealt with telecommunications. Many staff who worked on this team-based project are not documented. In general the files consist of planning development materials, e-mail communications, charts and spreadsheets, meeting agenda and minutes, and handwritten notes.

Note:

These records have been assigned Series 2862.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02862

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See the agency history in the catalog.

This collection was received in multiple parts and is organized into 3 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Audio 1776A/1): Original Collection, circa 1999
• Part 2 (2005/142): Additions, 1997-1999
• Part 3 (2006/060): Additions, 1998-2000

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 2001/149, 2005/142, 2006/060

Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems) -- WisconsinState government records.Sound recordingsVideo recordings

Audio 1776A	Part 1 (Audio 1776A/1): Original Collection, circa 1999 Physical Description: 1 audio recording  Scope and Content Note: Two public service announcements (one 30-second spot and one 60-second spot) designed for radio broadcast and encouraging citizens to request governmental information about the Y2K problem.
Audio   1776A/1	Public service announcements, circa 1999
2005/142	Part 2 (2005/142, Audio 1776A/2): Additions, 1997-1999 Physical Description: 5.0 cubic feet (5 record center cartons), 1 audio recording, and 1 video recording  Scope and Content Note: Files, 1997-1999, of department staff and contract employees who headed the electronic preparation for the year 2000 for Wisconsin state government. Included are files of Douglas Bingenheimer, who exercised functional responsibility for the state institutions; Bill Braham, who dealt with research and communications issues; Paul Kronberger; and Frank Paynter and Chris Kauffold, who dealt with telecommunications. Many staff who worked on this team-based project are not documented. In general the files consist of planning and development materials, e-mail communications, charts and spread sheets, meeting agenda and minutes, and handwritten notes. The files include some information on the Executive Oversight Committee, but more extensive files on that planning group are more likely to be found in the files of Linda Seemeyer, whose papers have not yet transferred to the Archives. Additional administrative records of Bill Braham have also not yet been transferred. Bingenheimer's files primarily concern planning in the departments of Corrections, Natural Resources, Transportation, and Workforce Development. Kronberger's planning files are similar but also include documentation on the project's public education campaign including sound and video PSAs that were produced. Chris Kauffold's files contain information on Y2K compliance among various Wisconsin companies and public utilities. Audio recording has been assigned call number Audio 1776A/2.	⇧
	Series: Bingenheimer, Douglas
	Administration, Department of
Box   1   Folder   1	Bureau of Technology Management, Contingency plans, 1999
Box   1   Folder   2	Conference, 1998 June 16
Box   1   Folder   3	Contingency plan review, Social service agencies
Box   1   Folder   4	Agriculture Department Contingency plan, 1999
Box   1   Folder   5	Alert tags
Box   1   Folder   6	Binder, 1998
Box   1   Folder   7	Blue Ribbon Commission on the Year 2000
Box   1   Folder   8	Cara Corporation meeting, 1998
Box   1   Folder   9	Clearinghouse/web, 1998
Box   1   Folder   10	Contingency planning
	Corrections
Box   1   Folder   11	General
Box   1   Folder   12	Assessments
Box   1   Folder   13	Audit
Box   1   Folder   14	Bureau of Technology Management presentation
Box   1   Folder   15	Contingency plans
Box   1   Folder   16	Contingency plans test
Box   1   Folder   17	Embedded systems
Box   1   Folder   18	Emergency preparedness
Box   1   Folder   19	Jail assessments
Box   1   Folder   20	Risk assessment
Box   1   Folder   21	Security systems
Box   1   Folder   22	Spreadsheets
Box   1   Folder   23	Team leader status reports
Box   1   Folder   24	Thompson, Mickey, meetings
Box   1   Folder   25	Waupun audit
Box   1   Folder   26	Facilities Development, Division of (DFD)
Box   1   Folder   27	Financial Institutions, Department of, contingency plan
Box   1   Folder   28	Functional teams
Box   1   Folder   29	Health and Family Services, Department of (DHFS)
Box   1   Folder   30	Labs meeting, 1989
Box   1   Folder   31	Memoranda to/from Bingenheimer
Box   1   Folder   32	Mendota Mental Health Institution
Box   1   Folder   33	Multi-state teleconferences
	Natural Resources, Department of
Box   2   Folder   1	Contingency plans
Box   2   Folder   2	Functional team
Box   2   Folder   3	Rollover reporting procedures
Box   2   Folder   4	Project work kit
Box   2   Folder   5	Powerpoint presentations
Box   2   Folder   6	Public Instruction, Department of, status
Box   2   Folder   7	Public Service Commission funtional team
Box   2   Folder   8	Resource development
Box   2   Folder   9	State Institutions Collaborative Team
Box   2   Folder   10	State institutions conference
Box   2   Folder   11	State institutions power survey
Box   2   Folder   12	State property leases
	Transportation, Department of
Box   2   Folder   13-15	Contingency plans
Box   2   Folder   16	Functional team
Box   2   Folder   17	Rollover plan/reporting
Box   2   Folder   18-20	Status reports
Box   2   Folder   21	Wisconsin Technical College System
	Workforce Development, Department of
Box   2   Folder   22	Contingency plans
Box   2   Folder   23-24	Binder
Box   2   Folder   25	Plans
Box   2   Folder   26-27	Planning conferences
Box   2   Folder   28	Y2K radio backup to telephones
Box   2   Folder   29	Y2K vendors
	Series: Braham, Bill	⇧
	Correspondence
Box   2   Folder   30-31	1996-1998
Box   3   Folder   1-4	1998 April-August
Box   3   Folder   5	Federal data exchange (NASIRE)
Box   3   Folder   6	Sheshoff handbook
	Series: Kronberger, Paul and Cramer	⇧
Box   3   Folder   7	Administration, Department of, Internal Y2K preparations
Box   3   Folder   8	Blue Ribbon Commission, 1999 November 5
Box   3   Folder   9	Cabinet, 1999 January 20
Box   3   Folder   10	Centers
Box   3   Folder   11-12	Contingency planning
	Corrections, Department of
Box   3   Folder   13	General
Box   3   Folder   14	Burke Correctional Center
Box   3   Folder   15	Monitoring center
Box   3   Folder   16	Oakhill Correctional Institution
	Counties
Box   3   Folder   17	General
Box   3   Folder   18	County visits
Box   3   Folder   19-27	Ashland-Walworth
Box   3   Folder   28	County followup
Box   3   Folder   29	La Crosse Town Hall meeting
Box   3   Folder   30	Advertising sales, training program, "value selling"
Box   3   Folder   31	Emergency Management
Box   3   Folder   32	Enterprise plan
Box   3   Folder   33	Executive Oversight Committee, 1998-1999
Box   3   Folder   34	Functional miscellany
Box   3   Folder   35	Functional team leaders
Box   3   Folder   36	Governor's Y2K Conference, 1998 October 8
Box   3   Folder   37	Governors' Conference on Emergency Management
Box   3   Folder   38	Infrastructure team
Box   3   Folder   39	Key documents
Box   4   Folder   1	Local government handbook
Box   4   Folder   2	Meeting notes
Box   4   Folder   3	Mental health institutions
Box   4   Folder   4	Milwaukee town hall meeting, 1999
Box   4   Folder   5-6	Natural Resources, Department of
Box   4   Folder   7	Plan and revisions
Box   4   Folder   8	Public Instruction, Department of
	Public Education Committee
Box   4   Folder   9	General
Box   4   Folder   10	Overheads
Box   4   Folder   11	PSA letters
Audio   1776A/2	PSA sound recordings
Video   1	PSA video recordings
Box   4   Folder   12	Presentation
Box   4   Folder   13	PR film
Box   4   Folder   14	Proposals
Box   4   Folder   15	Samples
Box   4   Folder   16	W&B
Box   4   Folder   17	Public safety team
Box   4   Folder   18	Public Service Commission
Box   4   Folder   19	Resource development
Box   4   Folder   20	Risk assessment tools
Box   4   Folder   21	Roll over handbook
Box   4   Folder   22	State facilities team
Box   4   Folder   23	State facilities training conference, 1998 August 6
Box   4   Folder   24	Transportation, Department of
Box   4   Folder   25	University of Wisconsin
Box   4   Folder   26	UW-Extension
	Series: Paynter, Frank	⇧
Box   4   Folder   27	General correspondence
Box   4   Folder   28	Ameritech
Box   4   Folder   29	BadgerNet
Box   4   Folder   30	BadgerNet inventories
Box   4   Folder   31	Cellular phones
Box   4   Folder   32	Contingency plans
Box   4   Folder   33	DOA strategic planning
Box   5   Folder   1	Enterprise critical descriptions
Box   5   Folder   2	Router testing
Box   5   Folder   3	Telecommunications readiness project
Box   5   Folder   4	Workforce Development
Box   5   Folder   5	Web site
	Series: Kauffold, Chris	⇧
Box   5   Folder   6	APWA
Box   5   Folder   7	Agriculture, Department of, Analytical testing lab
Box   5   Folder   8	BadgerNet ATM assessment
Box   5   Folder   9	Building and Police Services, Security Systems
Box   5   Folder   10	Cara Corporation
Box   5   Folder   11	Clearinghouse
Box   5   Folder   46-55	Company compliance correspondence
Box   5   Folder   12	Construction quality control conference
Box   5   Folder   13	Contingency planning
Box   5   Folder   14	Corrections, Department of
Box   5   Folder   15	CUNA
Box   5   Folder   16	Emergency Management
Box   5   Folder   17	Fire alarms
Box   5   Folder   18	DFD
Box   5   Folder   19	DFD building control
Box   5   Folder   20	DFD Utilities
Box   5   Folder   21	DHFS
Box   5   Folder   22	Infotech Y2K information
Box   5   Folder   23	Kenosha County Job Center
Box   5   Folder   23	Lake City Church town meeting
Box   5   Folder   24	Lease space assessment
Box   5   Folder   25	Miscellany
Box   5   Folder   26	Municipal support
Box   5   Folder   27	National Federation of Independent Businesses
Box   5   Folder   28	Natural Resources, Department of
Box   5   Folder   29	NERC
Box   5   Folder   30	NSTL
Box   5   Folder   31	Power plants
Box   5   Folder   32	Power plants conference
Box   5   Folder   33	Presentation handouts
Box   5   Folder   34	Public Service Commission
Box   5   Folder   35	Public Safety Resource Team
Box   5   Folder   36	Radio and Emergency Communications Systems Study
Box   5   Folder   37	Resource Team Leaders meetings
Box   5   Folder   38	Small businesses and Y2K
Box   5   Folder   39	State labs functional team
Box   5   Folder   40	Stickers
Box   5   Folder   41	Testing presentation
Box   5   Folder   42	Transportation, Department of
Box   5   Folder   43	VendorNet
Box   5   Folder   44	Wauwatosa
Box   5   Folder   45	Wisconsin Interagency Committee on Radios and Tower Sites, 1999
2006/060	Part 3 (2006/060): Additions, 1998-2000 Physical Description: 2.0 cubic feet (2 record center cartons), 89.5 megabytes, and 6 video recordings  Scope and Content Note: Additional Y2K staff files, 1998-2000, included are additional chronological files of Bill Brahem, files of Anna Itawa, and materials of Linda Reinert. Itawa's files include Y2K meetings, many concerning DOJ; and material on a Y2K conference sponsored by DHFS and DWD, June 2-3, 1998. Reinert's material includes briefs and PowerPoint presentations. There is also rollover handbook, and reports; information on DOA's public education program; minutes and meeting packets of the Executive Oversight Committee (incomplete); and miscellaneous files with no identifiable custodian. The public education file includes complete reports of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Year 2000 Preparedness and Y2K press materials. The accession also includes 6 videotapes from the public education program. Four tapes comprise a complete video record of the proceedings of the Governor's Summit on the Year 2000, October 8, 1998, including brief welcoming remarks by Governor Tommy G. Thompson in which he compares the Y2K dilemma to a humorous Elroy dilemma. "Countdown 2000: Taming the Millennium Bug" is an 8-minute film that briefly explains the Y2K problem. One tape includes several clips from the Governor's Summit on the Year 2000, and several local officials comment on their experiences. The final tape consists of four brief televisions spots about Y2K produced by DOA.	⇧
Box   1   Folder   1	Agency contingency letters, 1999
	Braham, Bill
Box   1   Folder   2-13	1998 September-1999 August
Box   1   Folder   14	Joint Committee on Policy Information (JCIP) presentation, 1999 August
Box   2   Folder   1	Readiness profile, 1999 August
Box   2   Folder   2	1999 September
Box   2   Folder   3	1999 October
Box   2   Folder   4	Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Wisconsin assessment, 1999 October
Box   2   Folder   5	1999 November
Box   2   Folder   6	1999 December
Box   2   Folder   7	2000 January
Box   2   Folder   8	2000 April
Box   2   Folder   9	Division of Building, plan
Box   2   Folder   10	Clearinghouse website
Box   2   Folder   11	Anderson, Norbert, meetings
	Iwata, Anne
Box   2   Folder   12	Circuit Court automation
Box   2   Folder   13	Justice contingency plans
Box   2   Folder   14	Contingency training 1999 June 30
Box   2   Folder   15	Monday meetings
Box   2   Folder   16	Functional team leader meeting 1999 April 27
Box   2   Folder   17	Functional team review
Box   2   Folder   18	Functional team leader meeting, 1999 August
Box   2   Folder   19	Functional team leader meeting, 1999 November 5
Box   2   Folder   20	Office of Justice Assistance (OJA), 1999 August
Box   2   Folder   21	On-site interviews, 1999 March and April
Box   2   Folder   22	Public safety meetings, 1999 April
Box   2   Folder   23	Public safety, 1999 May 13 and June 10
Box   2   Folder   24	Risk assessment
Box   2   Folder   25	Rollover
Box   2   Folder   26	Rollover meetings, 1999 June 25 and July 19
Box   2   Folder   27	League Action Choice
Box   2   Folder   28	Lincoln County plan
Box   2   Folder   29	Oversight committee, undated
Box   2   Folder   30-31	Oversight committee, 1999 January-March
Box   2   Folder   32	Planning conference Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS)
Box   2   Folder   33	Conference surveys
Box   2   Folder   34	Public education
	State of Wisconsin produced Y2K material
Electronic folder	Overview of materials Physical Description: 4 digital files
Electronic folder	Countdown 2000 Language: In English, Hmong, and Spanish. Physical Description: 6 digital files
Electronic folder	UW Extension "Year 2000 Fact Sheets" Physical Description: 11 digital files
Electronic folder	Blue Ribbon Commission Physical Description: 12 digital files
Electronic folder	Consumer fact sheets Physical Description: 6 digital files
	Public education campaign
Electronic folder	Official Banner Ads Physical Description: 4 digital files
Electronic folder	Radio Scripts Physical Description: 2 digital files
Electronic folder	Ads Physical Description: 4 digital files
	Radio
Electronic folder	Scripts Physical Description: 2 digital files
Electronic folder	Spots Physical Description: 3 digital files
Electronic folder	Television Physical Description: 13 digital files
Electronic folder	Website Physical Description: 1 digital folder
Electronic folder	DFI materials (Department of Financial Institutions) Physical Description: 4 digital files
Electronic folder	Y2K Almanac Physical Description: 1 digital file
Video   1-4	Countdown 2000: Governor's summit on Year 2000, 1998 October 8
Video   5	Wisconsin Department of Administration, Y2K TV 1999 October 10
Video   6	Countdown 2000: taming the millennium bug
	Reinert, Jennifer
Box   2   Folder   35	Year 2000
Box   2   Folder   36	Briefings
Box   2   Folder   37	Y2K risk assessments
Box   2   Folder   38	Rollover handbook
Box   2   Folder   39	Rollover reports
Box   2   Folder   40	Seemeyer, Linda, briefing
Box   2   Folder   41	University of Wisconsin Extension
Box   2   Folder   42-43	Year 2000 general