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AI Identifier |
Person(s) Assigned / Description of Action Item / Status of AI/Comment |
Jan2002.NV.1 |
Person(s) Assigned: Scott McEwen & Charlie Merk
Description of Action Item: Scott & Charlie will address the issue of
Handar and Sutron 8200A instruments not interfacing to the Windows 2000; and report back to
ITAC on these instrument issues. Status of AI/Comment: Vaisala (Handar) has a beta version of Windows
software that runs on Windows 2000 that eliminates the communication problem. Contact
is Larry Weaver. 4/18/03 update -- Completed. |
Jan2002.NV.2 |
Person(s) Assigned: Sam Martinez
Description of Action Item: Sam will clarifiy the Active Directory
benefits to Bureau, cost centers, and the site administrators. Status of AI/Comment: 4/1/02 update -- the Lighthouse Team
has proposed a cost/benefit analysis edit/review process to the CR GIO for
consideration by the GIO LT. Awaiting GIO LT's approval/support. 4/18/03 update -- Completed. -- This action item is old and should have
been done by active directory (AD). ITAC maybe should still keep the pressure
on -- but is appropriate to go ahead and drop from the listing due to be an
aged action item. |
Jan2002.NV.3 |
Person(s) Assigned: Mike Slifer
Description of Action Item: Mike will draft a memo from ITAC
to the GIO Leadership Team to describe the requirements statement, including
target list of sites and the ITAC pros and cons for Active Directory Service. Status of AI/Comment: Completed, 1/28/01
See attach email of 1/28/02 from Mike Slifer on draft
and Steve Blanchard's email, 1/30/02 |
Jan2002.NV.4 |
Person(s) Assigned: Mike Slifer &
Scott McEwen
Description of Action Item: ITAC requests that the Office of
Surface Water, in consultation with the Regional Surface Water Specialists and
Regional Computer Specialists, provide the Chief, Office of Information, with a
list of 10 districts for the interim NatWeb backup capability this spring and
summer. Status of AI/Comment: Sandy Williamson suggests that the
districts be put into 5 groups where within a group, where more than one
district will not likely flood at the same time. |
Jan2002.NV.5 |
Person(s) Assigned: ITAC members
Description of Action Item: ITAC members send nominations to
Charlie Merk in two weeks from today and Mike Slifer will draft an email to
conduct the email vote. Status of AI/Comment: Completed, 4/24/02
-- See email from Mike Slifer |
Jan2002.NV.6 |
Person(s) Assigned:
Scott McEwen, Loren Kloft, Jessie Alvarez and Brian McCallum
Description of Action Item: Scott McEwen, Loren, Jessie, and
Brian, will find out status of the technical office's data archival report
if not completed, will draft a data archival model, including checklists,
of what needs to be archived by the next meeting. Gene Summerhill, Office
of Information has on his place the job of developing policy and guidelines
for WRD to comply with NARA. Status of AI/Comment: 4/1/02 update from Scott McEwen
-- Jessie and Loren are making progress. Guess McEwen and Brian need to get
it in gear. Actually, I'm working with Colleen and Alan Burns (CR GW
Specialist) on a survey of district NWIS archival and backup processes. I
forgot to include the others in my efforts, but will correct. 4/1/02 email - details from Jessie Alvarez -- I emailed the SAs and
have received links or copies of 3 District archival plans so far. 4/18/03 update -- Pending Action. This depends on the action of
senior staff on new guidelines (NARA can not do anything on this yet). Hopefully
senior staff will commit knowledgeable folks on the project of archiving science
records. -- pending the senior staff plans on the Archival Program Committee. 12/10/03 update -- We are working on our science records. Completed |
Jan2002.NV.7 |
Person(s) Assigned: ITAC Members
Description of Action Item: ITAC Members shall send
comments on the FY02 goals to Mike Slifer by February 5. Status of AI/Comment: NO ACTION as of
New York District Meeting. No further action needed on this action item.--
Refer to Jan 2002.NV.8 |
Jan2002.NV.8 |
Person(s) Assigned: Mike Slifer
Description of Action Item: Mike will provide a write-up of the
FY02 goals. Status of AI/Comment: Mike Slifer provided
a draft of FY02 ITAC Goals and these goals were reviewed, revised and agreed upon
during the ITAC meeting in New York; as follows
ITAC GOALS |
Jan2002.NV.9 |
Person(s) Assigned: Alan Lumb & Tom Wood
Description of Action Item: Alan & Tom will address
issues on graphics. Status of AI/Comment: Completed --
Reference Alan's 04/02/02 email on
"Graphics Plan" & "Statement of intent" |
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