TECHNICAL PANEL
Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:00 a.m.
Varner Hall - Board Room
38th and Holdrege, Lincoln, Nebraska
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mike Beach, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission
Brenda Decker, Department of Administrative Services, State of Nebraska
Christy Horn, University of Nebraska, Compliance Officer
Rick Golden, (alt. for Walter Weir, University of Nebraska)
Steve Schafer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska
ALTERNATES PRESENT:
Rick Becker, Government I.T. Manager, Chief Information Officer
Steve Henderson, Department of Administrative Services
MEMBERS ABSENT: Kirk Langer, Lincoln Public Schools
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND MEETING NOTICE
In the absence of the chair, Mr. Schafer, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. The meeting notice was posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar and the NITC web sites on August 20, 2004. The meeting agenda was posted to the NITC web site on September 10, 2004. A quorum was present at the time of roll call.
PUBLIC COMMENTThere was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF AUGUST MINUTESMr. Beach moved to approve the August 17, 2004 minutes as presented. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Beach-Yes, Decker-Yes, Horn-Yes, Schafer-Abstain, and Golden-Yes. Motion was carried.
PROJECT REVIEWS:
Every two years, the NITC reviews I.T. budget requests and recommendations a prioritized list to the Governor and Legislature. The timeline (PDF 49k) was distributed to panel members. Per the recommendation of the Technical Panel, the summary will be given back to the agency and they will be given an opportunity to respond. Copies of the Project Proposal Form (PDF 179k), Reviewer Scoring Sheet (PDF 63k), and the Summary Sheet (PDF 88k) were sent to panel members prior to the meeting for their review.
The list of Project Reviewers was discussed. The list consists of representatives from each of the councils as well as representatives from IMServices, the CIO’s office, NOL, Department of Education and the University of Nebraska. Mr. Weir recommended that Don Mihulka also be added to the list. It was recommended by the panel to add a third category: “Other technical experts, as required, with notification via e-mail to Technical Panel members and alternates.”
Mr. Beach moved to approve the Project Reviewers List for FY2005-07 Biennial Budget (PDF 45k) with the recommended changes. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Golden-Yes, Schafer-Yes, Horn-Yes, Decker-Yes, and Beach-Yes. Motion was carried by unanimous vote.
Ms. Horn needed to leave the meeting early, and the Accessibility update was moved up on the agenda.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - Accessibility. Contact has been made with state to work on implementing strategies. The University is looking at a vendor that will provide text alternatives to web pages. The upfront cost is $24,000 and then $3500/year for maintenance costs. Ms. Horn will get vendor information to the panel members.
NITC DRAFT STRATEGIC PLANS (PDF 1MB)
Mr. Schafer would like the Technical Panel members input and recommendations on the drafts prior to the NITC’s final approval. CAP will be looking at Network Nebraska section today at their meeting.
Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network. Under the Recommended Actions section item A.1, it was recommended to change the lead entity from Collaboration Aggregation Partnership to the Technical Panel.
Network Nebraska. The following recommendations were made for the Recommended Actions section: 6) a. change CAP to the Technical Panel; 7) change sentence to read, “Assess the capacity for administration, billing, and technical support to accommodate additional services and customers”.; and 7) a., change date from March 31, 2005 to June 30, 2005.
Statewide Synchronous Video Network. The following recommendations were made for the Recommended Actions section: C.2.c. delete “Funding to complete this task included in Congressional request.”; D., change wording in first sentence from “Development of” to “Explore options for”; and E.1.a., change lead from To Be Named to the Statewide Synchronous Video Work Group.
Community IT Planning and Development. Under the Recommended Actions section, third bullet, first sentence change the sentence to reflect that this is a "request."
eLearning. No comments.
Enterprise Architecture for State Government. Mr. Schafer discussed a larger role for the State Government Council in developing the enterprise architecture. The Council would still be required to recommend standards and guidelines to the Technical Panel for review and recommendation to the NITC for final approval. Discussion occurred regarding the exceptions process and the need to address requests in a timely manner. It was recommended that staff develop possible procedures for an exception process involving the Technical Panel to be discussed at the October meeting.
E-Government. Mr. Schafer will contact lead agencies.
Security and Business Resumption. Employee awareness is not addressed but will need to in the future.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
CAP, Brenda Decker. The group is meeting today.
Security Work Group, Steve Schafer. The Work Group is meeting tomorrow to discuss the scope for the Security Assessment grant.
Statewide Video Synchronous Work Group, Mike Beach. The NITC approved the standard at their September 9th meeting. Much of the group’s efforts have been on exploring funding options. The next focus will be on scheduling and coordination.
OTHER
There was no other business.
ADJOURNMENT AND NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME
The next meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Ms. Decker moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Golden seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion was carried by unanimous voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Meeting minutes were taken by Lori Lopez Urdiales and reviewed by Rick Becker of the Office of the CIO/NITC.
Meeting Minutes