TECHNICAL PANEL
NEBRASKA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 9:00 a.m.
Varner Hall - Board Room
3835 Holdrege St., Lincoln, Nebraska
APPROVED MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Steve Henderson, Alt. for Brenda Decker , CIO, State of Nebraska
Kirk Langer, Technology Director, Lincoln Public Schools
Rick Golden, Alt. for Walter Weir, CIO, University of Nebraska
Mike Winkle, Assistant GM, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications
ROLL CALL, MEETING NOTICE & OPEN MEETINGS ACT INFORMATION
Mr. Winkle called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. Roll call was taken. There was a quorum present. The meeting notice was posted to the NITC Website and the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar on July 2, 2007. The meeting agenda posted to the NITC Website on August 10, 2007.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF APRIL 10, 2007 MINUTES*
Mr. Henderson moved to approve the June 12, 2007 minutes as presented. Mr. Golden seconded. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Golden-Yes, and Winkle-Yes. Results: Yes-4 and No-0. Motion carried.
PROJECT REVIEWS
Ongoing Reviews - Retirement Systems - Jerry Brown and Skip Philson
Mr. Brown provided an update to the panel on the status of the PIONEER Transition Project.
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES-SET FOR 30-DAY COMMENT PERIOD*
Mr. Becker indicated that all four of these documents were before the State Government Council last week. The SGC had a number of questions about the security related documents. The SGC chose to take no action at that time; however they are moving their next meeting up a week so they have the opportunity to provide recommendations to the Technical Panel in September. Mr. Hartman will be scheduling informational meetings over the next couple of weeks to address issues and concerns. The email standard was recommended for adoption by the SGC. Staff posted these documents on the NITC website on Friday of last week to begin the 30-day comment period. The Technical Panel can either affirm the posting or withdraw the document from the comment period.
Information Security Policy
Steve Hartman, Security Officer, Office of the CIO, State of Nebraska
Mr. Hartman indicated that this policy has been developed by the Security Architecture Work Group over the past several months. Much of the document was based on federal and other state security policies. Mr. Hartman entertained questions.
Mr. Golden moved to approve the posting of the "Information Security Policy" for the 30-day comment period. Mr. Langer seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Golden-Yes, and Winkle-Yes. Results: Yes-4 and No-0. Motion carried.
Data Security Standard
Steve Hartman, Security Officer, Office of the CIO, State of Nebraska
Mr. Hartman descried the standard and entertained questions.
Mr. Langer moved to approve the posting of the "Data Security Standard" for the 30-day comment period. Mr. Golden seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Golden-Yes, and Winkle-Yes. Results: Yes-4 and No-0. Motion carried.
Password Standard
Steve Hartman, Security Officer, Office of the CIO, State of Nebraska
Mr. Hartman descried the standard and entertained questions. Members discussed some of the issues raised by the State Government Council.
Mr. Henderson moved to approve the posting of the "Password Standard" for the 30-day comment period. Mr. Golden seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Golden-Yes, and Winkle-Yes. Results: Yes-4 and No-0. Motion carried.
Email Standard for State Government Agencies
Mr. Henderson indicated that this is a revised standard to reflect the changing email environment in state government.
Mr. Golden moved to approve the posting of the "Email Standard for State Government Agencies" for the 30-day comment period. Mr. Langer seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Henderson-Yes, Langer-Yes, Golden-Yes, and Winkle-Yes. Results: Yes-4 and No-0. Motion carried.
Members discussed the idea of including an "effective date" for some of these documents.
REGULAR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND WORK GROUP UPDATES (as needed)
Accessibility of Information Technology Work Group, Christy Horn. No report.
Learning Management System Standards Work Group, Kirk Langer. Nothing new to report.
Security Architecture Work Group. Steve Hartman. The standards and policy discussed earlier in the agenda have been the focus of the group.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business
NEXT MEETING DATE ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on September 11, 2007, 9:00 a.m. at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr. Langer moved to adjourn. Mr. Golden seconded. All were in favor. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
The meeting minutes were taken by Rick Becker of the Office of the CIO.
Technical Panel Minutes