At one point, John Koskinen, the current chairman of the board, served as the acting chief executive and the acting chief financial officers.

WSJ: Freddie Mac's Chief Operating Officer Resigns

Year 2000 czar John Koskinen last fall was running out of patience with lagging states and vowed to begin exposing those that have fallen behind in efforts to secure federal-state interfaces.

CNN: FEMA embarks on Y2K roadshow

John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion, was unaware of the FAA's proposal but said the FAA would conduct tests on Jan. 1 just like every federal organization to make certain that there are no disruptions.

CNN: Airports resist new Y2K tests

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and John Koskinen, chair of the President Council on Y2K Conversion, flanked by representatives from the food industry, said that grocery stores, convenience stores and major chain restaurants have completed their Y2K preparations and anticipate no problems for consumers.

CNN: U.S. officials predict no Y2K food shortages

John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on the Y2K Conversion, told the briefing that the information sharing plans that Mitre and IOSP.org released today will not affect information sharing that will take place among federal government agencies and the individual industries that they regulate.

CNN: Internet Y2K monitoring plans outlined