TECHNICAL PANEL
Nebraska Information Technology
Commission
Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
Varner Hall - Board Room
3835 Holdrege St.,
MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mike
Beach, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission
Steve Henderson, State of Nebraska-Department of Administrative Services
Kirk Langer, Lincoln Public Schools
Walter Weir, University of Nebraska
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brenda Decker,
Chief Information Officer, State of
ROLL CALL AND MEETING NOTICE
Mr. Weir
called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. A quorum of four members was present to conduct official business. The
meeting notice was posted to the NITC and Public Meeting Calendar Website and
April 20, 2006. The meeting agenda was
posted to the NITC Website on June 9, 2006.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was
no public comment.
APPROVAL OF APRIL MINUTES
Mr. Beach moved to
approve the April
17, 2006 minutes as presented. Mr. Henderson
seconded. Roll call vote: Weir-Yes, Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, and
Beach-Yes. Results: 4-Yes, 0-No. Motion carried.
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NITC: WEB
COOKIE STANDARD
No
comments received. The Technical Panel
had no recommendations or changes.
Mr. Henderson moved
to recommend the Web Cookie Standard to the NITC for final review and
approval. Mr. Beach seconded. Roll call vote: Beach-Yes, Henderson-Yes,
Langer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Results:
4-Yes, 0-No. Motion carried.
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NITC: WIRELESS
LOCAL AREA NETWORK STANDARD (Wireless
Access Point Approval Process/Wireless
LAN Security Checklist)
There were
no public comments received. The
question was raised and discussions occurred regarding section 1.2 Management/Security
and providing access to the internet for anonymous users.
Mr. Beach move to recommend the Wireless
Local Area Network Standard to the NITC approval as presented with an
addendum that the CIO’s office will review and recommend wording regarding
access to the internet for anonymous users. Mr. Henderson seconded. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes,
Weir-Yes, and Beach-Yes,. Results: 4-Yes, 0-No. Motion carried.
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE NITC: INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN STANDARD
There were
no public comments received. The
Technical Panel had no recommendations or changes.
Mr. Henderson moved to recommend
the Information
Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Standard to the
NITC for final review and approval. Mr.
Langer seconded. Roll call vote:
Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Beach-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Results: 4-Yes, 0-No. Motion carried.
DISCUSSION: CHANGES TO THE PROJECT
PROPOSAL FORM (PDF) AND GUIDANCE
DOCUMENT FOR THE UPCOMING BIENNIAL BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS
Mr. Becker stated that the State Government Council discussed the document at their meeting last week.
Discussion
followed regarding the project status reports and the need to establish a process
or mechanism to recommend changes or address problems/issues.
Agency I.T.
Plans are due August 16th. The agency Project Proposals are due in mid September.
DISCUSSION: NIDCAC
RESOLUTION CREATING THE NEBRASKA COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
COMMITTEE,
Heath Hollenbeck
NIDCAC
(Nebraska Intergovernmental Data Communications Advisory Council) started in
1987. In 1995, NIDCAC adopted the following mission statement: "NIDCAC
exists to improve service to Nebraskans by encouraging state agencies and
political subdivisions to share their information." This mission statement emphasizes the
intergovernmental nature of NIDCAC and its statutory focus on data sharing to
improve government services and efficiency. NIDCAC also identified four roles
for carrying out this mission:
- Increase awareness of the
importance of information sharing.
- Spearhead multi-jurisdictional
efforts to collect, exchange, and use information.
- Work for standards to make it
easier to share data among state and local agencies.
- Simplify data sharing among
subdivisions and agencies by providing guidelines for planning and
implementation.
All
entities involved in NIDCAC are interested in sharing resources but there is no
one entity responsible for security. As
stated in the resolution NIDCAC wants to create a Computing and
Telecommunications Security Committee as a subcommittee of NIDCAC. The Technical Panel would be a joint sponsor
of the committee. The committee would coordinate with the Technical Panel to
establish recommended security practices. It was recommended that Steve Hartman
and the Security Work Group also be involved.
Mr. Weir moved to endorse the study
resolution and co-sponsorship and direct the State Security Officer to be
involved. Mr. Beach seconded. Roll call vote: Beach-Yes, Henderson-Yes,
Langer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Results:
4-Yes, 0-No. Motion carried.
REGULAR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND
WORK GROUP UPDATES
Security Work Group, Steve Hartman. The RFP for network security scan received approximately 18
applicants. The committee has been
reviewing and evaluating applications and will be ready to award the contract
soon. Joshua Mauk will participate in the Security Work Group.
Statewide Synchronous Video Network
Work Group, Mike Beach. Through the efforts of CAP, LB 1208 and other work groups, regular
updates of this group may not be necessary. Mr. Weir commended Mr. Beach for his leadership of the work group.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was
no other business.
NEXT MEETING DATE & ADJOURNMENT
The next
meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2006,
9:00 a.m. at Varner Hall,
With no
further business, Mr. Weir adjourned the meeting at 10:20 a.m.
Meeting minutes
were taken by Lori Lopez Urdiales and reviewed by Rick Becker of the Office of
the CIO/NITC.
Meeting Minutes