TECHNICAL PANEL

Nebraska Information Technology Commission

Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 9:00 a.m.

Varner Hall-Regents Board Room

3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, Nebraska

MINUTES

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Brenda Decker, Department of Administrative Services

Walter Weir, University of Nebraska

Christy Horn, University of Nebraska, Compliance Officer

Steve Schafer, Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

Kirk Langer, Lincoln Public Schools, K-12 Representative

Mike Beach, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission

CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND MEETING NOTICE

Mr. Weir called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Six members were present at the time of roll call. A quorum existed to conduct official business. Mr. Weir stated that the meeting notice was posted to the NITC and Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar web sites on August 14, 2002 and that the meeting agenda was posted to the NITC Website on September 5, 2002.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

APPROVAL OF AUGUST, 2002 MINUTES

Ms. Decker moved to approve the August 14, 2002 meeting minutes. Mr. Langer seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Beach- Yes, Decker-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. All were in favor and motioned carried.

DTV DATACASTING - Michael Beach

Mr. Beach presented a PowerPoint presentation (PDF 137k) on DTV Datacasting. Discussion items included: a potential start date, options for IT traffic, multi-cast data, educational uses of datacasting, and satellite connections.

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES – GROUPWARE ARCHITECTURE

Mr. Rick Becker made changes to the document suggested at the last meeting.

Mr. Schafer moved to approve the "Secure E-mail for State Government Agencies" document for the 30-day comment period. Mr. Langer second. Roll call vote: Beach- Yes, Decker-Yes, Horn-Yes, Langer-Yes, Schafer-Yes, and Weir-Yes. All were in favor and motioned carried.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/UPDATE

WIRELESS - Brenda Decker

Ms. Decker reported that the Lieutenant Governor held the first meeting of the Statewide Communication Alliance of Nebraska (SCAN). However, the group could not conduct official business because the official documents and agreements had not been signed. Lieutenant Governor Dave Heineman will chair the group; Norfolk City Administrator Michael Nolan is the secretary and treasurer.

Network Architecture Workgroup/NETCOM:

Mr. Weir reported that he talked with the Lieutenant Governor about his frustrations with NETCOM and the Statewide Network. Mr. Weir gave a PowerPoint presentation (PDF 563k).

Mr. Schafer provided a review of the Network Nebraska Work Group Final Report and Recommendations. Mr. Schafer also supplied a PowerPoint presentation (PDF 149k) to be used at the September meeting of the NITC.

Security Architecture Work Group - Steve Schafer

Mr. Schafer reported that the main focus of the work group is designing a guideline for the disaster recovery planning. Mr. Schafer reported that the group had a discussion on the insurance issues related to security architecture. The work group has released the RFP for security assessment for an external intrusion test.

Accessibility - Christy Horn

Dr. Horn reported that she will know the status of the grant application by the end of September.

Application Implementation Work Group - Walter Weir

Mr. Weir is developing the charter for the work group.

TECHNICAL PANEL ACTION PLAN - Rick Becker

Mr. Becker provided an update on the action plan.

OTHER BUSINESS

Members briefly discussed the status of the NIS project.

NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the NITC Technical Panel will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., Varner Hall-Regents Board Room, 3835 Holdrege Street, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mr. Beach moved to adjourn. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. All were in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m

Meeting Minutes