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August 20, 2007

News update from the Nebraska Information Technology Commission

NITC Meeting
The next meeting of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission will be held in Lincoln on September 18. The agenda will be posted on the NITC website.


Standards and Guidelines: Draft Documents Posted for 30-Day Comment Period
The Technical Panel is seeking comments on the following draft documents:
- Information Security Policy
- Data Security Standard
- Password Standard
- Email Standard for State Government Agencies 

Click here for more information. The comment period ends on September 9, 2007.








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  Communities and eHealth

Communities create new podcasts through Podcasting Across Nebraska

Community Council welcomes new members

Pew Internet reports highlight digital divide, home broadband adoption, and video viewing

Nebraska Health Information Security and Privacy Committee (HISPC) presents findings, recommendations

New resources have been added to eHealth Clearinghouse

eHealth Council hears presentations on eHealth initiatives

Meetings
Community Council, Sept. 14, 9:00, Lincoln
eHealth Council, October 9, 1:30, Lincoln
 

  Education

Network Nebraska completes first phase of network upgrade

New Report analyzes teens' use of social networking technology

Florida Virtual School growing in leaps and bounds (eSchoolNews)

Congress begins reauthorization of EETT (NCLB Title II Part D)

 

The next meeting of the NITC Education Council will be Friday, September 21, 2007; location to be announced.


Upcoming Conferences:

Campus Technology, San Francisco, CA December 10-12, 2007
CoSN, Arlington, VA, March 10-12, 2008
Internet2 Member Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 21-23, 2008
NETA, Omaha, NE, April 24-25, 2008
NDLA, Omaha, NE, TBA, 2008
NECC, San Antonio, TX, June 29-July 2, 2008


Other Conference Information: http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/itc/education/IT_conferences.html
 
  State Government
Statehouse Observer Online
First published in July 1972, the Statehouse Observer was created to be an important information resource for state employees and to help provide answers to employees’ questions concerning benefit plans, rules and regulations and compensation issues. Starting with the August edition, the Observer is now available online and in a limited print version.
- http://www.nebraska.gov/sho


New Tool Improves Accountability
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a new interactive website, called COMPASS, that tracks progress for Nebraska’s child welfare system.
- http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/compass
- Read Governor Heineman's Weekly Column about this tool.


Standards and Guidelines: Draft Documents Posted for 30-Day Comment Period
The Technical Panel is seeking comments on the following draft documents:
- Information Security Policy
- Data Security Standard
- Password Standard
- Email Standard for State Government Agencies 

The comment period ends on September 9, 2007.
http://nitc.ne.gov/standards/comment/index.html

State Government Council - Next Meeting
The next meeting of the State Government Council will be on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.

 


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