In New Jersey, for instance, polling places couldn't meet a 2008 deadline to add a paper trail to their voting machines, so the deadline was extended until 2009--after the election.

FORBES: Security

The President won't meet the deadline he laid out a year ago, but the President, his national security team, our generals in Iraq and Afghanistan, understand the support for al Qaeda that Guantanamo provides them in recruiting, in attracting those that seek to do us harm.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

But the about five million recipients who have yet to make the switch won't see their checks cut off if they don't meet the deadline, says Walt Henderson, a spokesman for the Treasury Department.

WSJ: Government Pushes Paperless Payments for Social Security

Those that don't meet the Feb. 17 deadline must get approval from the Federal Communications Commission to switch on a later date.

FORBES: In The Air