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2003 ITAC Goals

GOAL 1

Ensure that the interests of the customers of the Water Resources Discipline (WRD) are represented and served during the Bureau's evolution by improving communication between the Bureau and ITAC constituents.

• Advise the Bureau and our constituents of ongoing issues with the AIS/Basis + conversion.
• Relay to the Bureau our constituents' concerns with regards to the loss of core IT support in the WRD.
• Facilitate improved communication between the GIO, IT workgroups, and constituents.
• Advocate the creation of a Lotus Notes user group to address concerns and future implementation.
• Advise Active Domain (AD) implementation so that it meets the needs of the WRD according to the priority of resource allocations with other projects.
• Advocate a renewed look at the direction of the Training Management System (TMS).
• Advise the WRD senior staff and our constituents with regards to the status and effect of the competitive sourcing of IT personnel on WRD programs.
• Advise the Bureau and our constituents of ongoing issues with the implementation of increased IT security at the Bureau level.

GOAL 2

Continue to monitor, recommend policy direction, and provide field-level communication of the status of major WRD software packages.

• Advise our constituents on the on-going improvements to NWIS, NWISWeb, NatWeb, and NWIS-RT.
• Facilitate the release of a revised SLEDS program.

GOAL 3

Continue to monitor and develop policy for general computer usage for the WRD.