TECHNICAL PANEL
Nebraska Information Technology Commission
Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 9:00 a.m.
301 Centennial Mall South-Conference Room A, Lower Level
Lincoln, Nebraska
APPROVED MINUTESMEMBERS PRESENT:
Mike Beach, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications
Brenda Decker, Dept. of Administrative Services, State of Nebraska
Christy Horn, University of Nebraska
Kirk Langer, Lincoln Public Schools, K-12 Representative
Steve Schafer, Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska
(Rick Becker present for first part of the meeting)
Walter Weir, Chief Information Office, University of Nebraska
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND MEETING NOTICE
Mr. Weir called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m. Four members were present at the time of roll call. A quorum existed to conduct official business. The meeting notice was posted to the NITC and the Nebraska Public Meeting calendar websites on August 15, 2003. The agenda was posted to the NITC Website on September 15, 2003.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Beach moved to approve the August 13, 2003 minutes. Ms. Horn seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Beach-Yes, Decker-Yes, Horn-Yes, Becker-Yes, and Weir-Yes. The motion was carried by unanimous vote.
TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE - RECOMMENDATION TO THE NITC
Mr. Becker stated that the documents have been posted for the 30-day period and that comments were received. The comments were included in the meeting materials. The documents were also discussed at the State Government Council meeting last week.
Groupware – Blocking Unsolicited Bulk E-mail/Spam (PDF 116k)
Mr. Langer arrived at 9:11 a.m.
Discussions followed regarding censorship; litigation; specifications for filters; and, clarifying to agencies if this is a standard or guideline. Staff will further develop the document for the next meeting.
Mr. Schafer arrived at 9:25 a.m.
Groupware – Blocking E-mail Attachments (PDF 101k)
The State Government Council recommended adopting the guidelines and to include comment one changes (PDF 58k) . The panel’s recommendation was to further develop the document for the next meeting and to have documents be presented together.
E-Government – Internet GOV Naming (PDF 108k)
The State Government Council requested more time to review the document. No action was required at this time.
Security – Wireless Local Area Network (PDF 191k)
No comments were received. The purpose of document is to acknowledge that more and more agencies are going to wireless technology and the critical point is that state agencies must register wireless devices with the Division of Communications. The registration of access clients was discussed.
Mr. Schafer moved to recommend that the NITC adopt the Wireless Local Area Network Guidelines with the recommended change of striking the first bullet under 1.1 Registration of Wireless Devices. Ms. Horn seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Weir-Yes, Schafer-Yes, Langer-Yes, Horn-Yes, Decker-Yes, and Beach-Yes. The motion was carried by unanimous vote.
Security – Remote Access (PDF 142k)
It was recommended to provide list of software and/or refer to state’s configuration guidelines.
Mr. Schafer moved to recommend that the NITC adopt the Remote Access Guidelines. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, Weir-Yes, Beach-Yes, and Decker-Yes. The motion was carried by unanimous vote.
REGULAR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Accessibility Architecture, Christy Horn. A workshop has been designed for Web accessibility. The office is exploring an on-line workshop design. Students are being trained on conducting the hands on workshop. Gallup is working with UNL to make their interactive federal training programs accessible. Real-time captioning is being tested at remote sites.
Security Architecture Work Group, Steve Schafer. On September 26, a meeting will be held to discuss the results of the security assessment and next steps.
Statewide Synchronous Video Network Work Group, Mike Beach (PDF 122k) . A series of meetings have been held with the Public Service Commission and with distance learning providers. Currently, long-term service contracts are based on what the vendors can provide and not necessarily on the customer’s needs so there is very little flexibility. An additional sentence was added to Recommendation #2 that proposes one or two contracts. The Statewide Synchronous Video Network Work Group will need to review the additional sentence. The Public Service Commission sent a non-committal letter of support and offered assistance in finding other funding resources after the August 26 SSVWG presentation.
Ms. Decker moved to approve the Statewide Synchronous Video Network Work Group Round One Recommendations with the notion of providing ample time for the work group to comment on the additional sentence to Recommendation #2. Mr. Weir seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Decker-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, Weir-Yes, and Beach-Yes. The motion was carried by unanimous vote.
Wireless Project, Steve Schafer. The consultant continues to keep the project on track.
NIS (Nebraska Information System), Steve Schafer. Mr. Conroy will be presenting an update to the NITC at the September meeting.
CAP
Ms. Decker moved to go into closed session to discuss the Phase II RFP review. Mr. Beach seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Schafer-Yes, Langer-Yes, Horn-Yes, Decker-Yes, Beach-Yes, and Weir-Yes. Motion was carried by unanimous vote. The Technical Panel went into closed session at 11:10 a.m.
At 11:40 a.m., Mr. Schafer moved to end the closed session. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion was carried by voice vote.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
NEXT MEETING DATE AND ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on Wednesday, October 8th, 9 a.m. at the University of Nebraska-Varner Hall.
Ms. Decker moved to adjourn. Ms. Horn seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion was carried by voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:46 a.m.
Meeting minutes were taken by Lori Lopez Urdiales and reviewed by Rick Becker of the Office of the CIO/NITC.
Meeting Minutes