70 -- CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TESTING AND QUALIFICATION PROCESS INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE The Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Council Financial Systems Committee and the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) are hosting a second forum to share information with government and industry. This meeting will focus on the newly developed software capabilities verification (SCV) test; the test and certification process; and the vendor application process. The testing materials will be available on December 10, 1998, on the JFMIP/PMO website: http://www.financenet.gov/fed/jfmip/pmo.htm. The meeting will take place on Thursday, December 17, 1998, in the General Accounting Office auditorium (7th floor, H Street side), 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC, from 8:30am until noon. This event is part of an ongoing process to share information and generate suggestions on the best manner for testing financial software that is both efficient and cost effective for both the Government and vendors. Solicitation issues related to the FMSS contract will not be addressed at this meeting and should bedirected toward GSA at (703) 756-4214. Participants are asked to pre-register by December 14, 1998, by calling Donna Tebeau, JFMIP at (202) 512-9201. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=Reference-N umber-FMSS-12-98&LocID=123. E-MAIL: Katherine Wood, kathy.wood@gsa.gov. Posted 12/01/98 (D-SN275754).

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