"Mfano wa utafiti huu ni ""The Federal Chief Information Officer's Top Ten Challenges Survey"" (FIRCI) iliyofanywa na Shirika la Usimamizi wa Rasilimali za Habari la Shirikisho (Association for Federal Information Resources Management, FIRM) mnamo Novemba 1998 na ""The Impact of Cling-Cohen Act Implementation, Laying the Foundation for the Year 2000 and Beyond"" (The Impact of Cling-Cohen Act Implementation, Laying the Foundation for the Year 2000 and Beyond) iliyofanywa na Shirikisho la Usimamizi wa Rasilimali za Habari la Shirikisho (IACCIO) mnamo Desemba 1997."
Sheria ya Clinger-Cohen imetekelezwa.