AI Identifier
Person(s) Assigned / Description of Action Item / Status of AI/Comment
Feb2004.IN.1
COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Katherine Lins
Issue: National Map briefings
Description of Action Item: Katherine will request National Map briefings from Geography to WRD, for WRD Districts, by the Geography liasons, and by cyber seminar for all others.
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED -- Katherine sent email to ITAC 2/23/04 stating that Mark Demulder was very enthusiastic about doing this, per his 2/18/04 email distributed to Geography Senior Staff. [Note: This action item is not in the ITAC minutes.]
Person(s) Assigned: Greg Allord
Issue: Highlight Pubs Warehouse on USGS Web sites.
Description of Action Item: Greg will make sure Pubs Warehouse is highlighted as "New" on USGS Web sites. (Note taker's note: Since last month, it has been announced in the "new" A-Z index on the revised USGS Internal homepage.
Status of AI/Comment: Another internal announcement should be made (via All Employee email?) to make USGS employees aware of this user-friendly capability to find and purchase over 13,000 USGS reports in one database to eliminate the need of Districts duplicating the effort of scanning reports for posting online. The schedule for CAPP's scanning of USGS publications should be made known.
3/12/04 update -- Greg not here. Need to let people know
about this. 
Mar2004.Telecon.3 - Marilyn Billone will forward USGS
Weekly Highlight (2/2-6/04) announcing the Pubs Warehouse to
District Chiefs & ITAC COMPLETED -- Marilyn sent e-mail to ITAC
members on 3/15/04.
Outstanding -- Portion regarding making scanning schedule known.
3/18/04 update -- Greg Allord sent draft of memo regarding the status of publications scanning to Katherine Lins for review.
Feb2004.IN.3
COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Jessie Alvarez
Issue: ITAC organization chart
Description of Action Item: Jessie will distribute ITAC's organization chart to use to refer to during All Hands meeting.
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED
Feb2004.IN.4 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: ITAC members
Issue: Review revised ITAC charter.
Description of Action Item: ITAC members will review the revised ITAC charter -- specifically, Marilyn Billone's revision distributed to members via email on 1/13/04. Approved? Yes, as of 2/11/04 pending modifications.
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED -- Updated on 3/4/04 -- Reference updated charter.
Feb2004.IN.5 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Katherine Lins
Issue: 18/7 support to NatWeb and WAN
Description of Action Item: Katherine will write up request on providing at least 18/7 support to NatWeb and WAN, with the ultimate goal of 24/7 support. (Goal: 2 weeks)
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED -- Reference Katherine's "Network Reliability" email to Karen Siderelis of 2/19/04.
Person(s) Assigned: Scott McEwen
Issue: AD and Messaging
Description of Action Item: Scott will write a note to cost center managers addressing the following bullets for ITAC Minutes summary:
- Background/definitions/plans of MS AD and messaging
- MS EA cost recovery may increase $200/employee in fy05
- One "office automation" machine (with MS Office and e-mail) per person will reduce item above all desktops and laptops need upgrade to win2k or XP by winter 05 for AD
- MS exchange messaging may result in new licensing cost in fy05 or more likely.
Status of AI/Comment: 3/9/04 update-- Scott finalized the email draft on 2/13/04 and distributed it to ITAC for review. Jeff Stoner commented: "This could be sent as a highlight from the ITAC summary notes from the Feb 2004 meeting. I think this would have significant impact if sent at least a week before the national USGS managers meeting of March 29th 2004. If the ITAC summary minutes cannot be ready by then, by all means the ITAC chair should zip this note out by that time." (Reference email thread)
3/9/04 update-- 3/12/04 update-- Before it goes out, Katherine gave to Paul Exter for review. Can go out now. Scott made more changes. Are we comfortable with it now? Should be sent out independently as is; not with ITAC minutes. Don't wait for Paul's GIO memo.Needs to include where to go to for more information. Will list RCSers first. Katherine agrees about not waiting for GIO memo. It shouldn't come from OWI, but from Chair of ITAC. Scott will send Sonya final version (from earlier today). Put text into the e-mail; not an attachment. Sonya will send this out. (Reference Scott's 3/12/04 e-mail.) Discussion on word change: Districts "must" consider (re: Windows). Leave as it is? All agreed. ITAC Chair doesn't give directives. Q:Refer to e-mail today, 3/12/04. Scott struck a section... Should we just put in use of docking station or buy a laptop that is adequate for a desktop? Jeff agrees to leave it as is (Scott's version).
Feb2004.IN.7 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Sonya Jones
Issue: C&A update
Description of Action Item: Sonya will ask CTO for update on C&A during ITAC teleconference call next month.
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED
Feb2004.IN.8 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Tim McElhone
Issue: District Maintenance of NWISWeb servers.
Description of Action Item: Tim McElhone will forward Margaret Bunch's findings to NR SAs and RCSers stating pros and cons of maintaining NWISWeb server at District to help them decide if they should phase out the local servers. They can then make a decision whether to maintain their local NWIS server or not. Jessie will create the document and send out to SAs and get feedback, in order to get a complete picture.
Status of AI/Comment: 3/4/04 update -- Tim worked on this with Jessie and Margaret via e-mails 2/18/04. He suggested to Jessie that this information just be included in the ITAC minutes, which then can be forwarded to SAs. (Reference Margaret Bunch document)
3/12/04 update -- COMPLETED --Margaret forwarded to Tim and Jessie; she hasn't heard. Margaret will make sure this is included in her review of the Indiana ITAC meeting minutes.
Person(s) Assigned: ITAC members
Issue: USB and Windows XP compatibility with field equipment
Description of Action Item: ITAC members agreed to sponsor an ad hoc team tasked to investigate USB and Windows XP compatibility with field equipment, test alternative methods, resolve conflicts with vendors where possible, and prepare a report on findings/resolutions/outstanding issues. This report is to be shared with all WRD IT support staff and staff who use the "problem" hardware and software.
Status of AI/Comment: 3/4/04 update -- Per his 2/11/04 e-mail, Scott McEwen will seek the participation of the following (but not limited to): Trace Frentzen, CA; Carl Griffis, NV; Burl Goree, LA; WTST (NT TAC); and Regional data committees.
3/12/04 update -- No additional information yet.
Feb2004.IN.10
SUPERSEDED
Person(s) Assigned: Scott McEwen
Issue: Configuration of laptops for field work
Description of Action Item: RCSers, Sandy Williamson, a couple of selected ITers, and a couple of selected members of the regional data committees will work together to develop both a memo and a cyber seminar-both sponsored by ITAC and the Office of Water Information-to inform science center managers and Information Technology support staff of recommended ways to configure laptops for field work.
Status of AI/Comment: 3/4/04 update -- (Reference draft email of 2/11/0404)
3/12/04 update -- Will do cyber seminar on this -- maintaining security on laptops. This is current; not future. NT TAC is writing some guidance on this. Need this info to get out to broader audience via cyber seminar. Deals with User IDs, etc.
7/2/04 update -- Superseded by AI May2004.Telecon.6
Feb2004.IN.11 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Scott, Tim, and Ron Knapp
Issue: Eastern Region Data Conference (CHIDER)
Description of Action Item: Let SAs know what they can gain from attending Eastern Region Data Conference (CHIDER), June 2004, Raleigh, NC. Letter will be delivered to the CHIDER Committee for distribution.
Status of AI/Comment: 3/9/04 update -- Ron Knapp sent an e-mail to ITAC stating the CHIDER group thinks it would be great for the ITs, SAs, and NWIS personnel to attend the conference. He forwarded the agenda-in-progress and the URL for other information on the meeting: http://water.usgs.gov/usgs/orh/CHIDER/. He also requested ITAC to suggest topics or presenters for the conference.
3/12/04 update -- COMPLETED - Scott sent to some people in Central Region already. Sonya talked to Larry Bowman; he's fine with folks coming, but wants suggested presenters.
7/2/04 update -- Pending. Paul Exter did presentation at AK ITAC meeting, but this information still needs to get out to a broader audience (via cyber seminar).
Feb2004.IN.12
COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Sonya Jones and Jeff Stoner
Issue: ITAC Secretary's tasks
Description of Action Item: Charlie will draft ITAC Secretary's tasks and steps, which will be reviewed by ITAC.
Status of AI/Comment:
3/12/04 update -- Charlie Merk's draft was sent to Katherine and Sonya a few days ago. Forwarded to Jeff Stoner for review. Need to coordinate responses.
7/2/04 update -- COMPLETED - Forwarded to Jeff Stoner for review. Jeff will review and follow up with Sonya Jones. He'll give Marilyn Billone a copy of ITAC Secretary's tasks.
Feb2004.IN.13 COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Katherine Lins
Issue: AO Replacement
Description of Action Item: Katherine will check into AO replacement for ITAC membership. She will check with RHs and CAPP.
Status of AI/Comment: COMPLETED -- Katherine sent e-mail to Greg Allord on 2/19/04 requesting AO Donna Hector-Sabin to serve in this capacity. She was assigned for a 3-year term.
Un-Numbered Action Item COMPLETED
Person(s) Assigned: Joel Johnson
Issue: Response to Indiana District Town Hall Meeting questions
Description of Action Item: Joel Johnson will write answers to questions at Indiana District Office Town Hall meeting.
Status of AI/Comment: Joel emailed to ITAC for review his draft responses to Ron Knapp's questions on 2/20/04. (Reference email thread)
COMPLETED