SECTION 322. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:
Section 57. (a) There shall be a commonwealth information technology expert task force, referred to in this section as the task force, consisting of the chief information officer of the information technology division, the supervisor of records, the state archivist, 2 members to be appointed by the governor (1 of whom shall be a representative of the business community with experience in the telecommunications industry, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the business community with experience in information technology), the state treasurer or his designee, the state secretary or his designee, and the state auditor or his designee. Citizen members of the task force shall be appointed for terms of 3 years or until a successor is appointed. Citizen members shall be eligible to be reappointed and shall serve without compensation. The supervisor of records shall act as the chair of the task force. The state archivist shall act as the task force secretary.
(b) The task force shall make recommendations concerning government information technology policy and practices. The task force shall issue an annual report to the governor, the general court, each constitutional officer and to the chief information officers of each city and town if requested and may issue additional reports from time to time. The task force recommendations shall address, but not be limited to, the following matters: (1) procurement policies by commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government entities concerning computer hardware and software, cellular telephones, personal data accessories, and other information technology devices; (2) format and content of web pages maintained by commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government entities; and (3) software standards governing commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government entities.
In offering recommendations, the task force's analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the following considerations:
(1) cost-benefit analysis of proposed policies or practices; (2) security of proposed policies or practices from viruses, hacking, and other breaches; (3) the extent to which the proposed policy or practice results in user-friendly applications for commonwealth employees, business entities, and members of the public; and (4) proposals and options to facilitate more efficient transactions between commonwealth entities and the public, including on-line transactions.
No agency, department or municipality shall adopt or implement any technology policy, practice or standard concerning information technology standards or systems or the procurement or use of hardware, software, and cellular phones and other electronic devices, without the affirmative approval of the task force by majority vote. Any policy, practice or standard concerning the creation, storage or archiving of documents or materials shall also be approved by the supervisor of public records and the records conservation board, and shall be certified by the state auditor as maintaining or enhancing the commonwealth's compliance with Section 508 of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1973.
When I received a DRA letter, it seems like a couple of months ago, I thought it was deceptive, so I filed a complaint at
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFra udComplaint.htm.
A week or so later, I got postal mail from DRA saying that
had received my complaint from the post office and
would remove my name from their mailing list and I haven't heard from then since.
Here's the response I just got, received 2 days after the one in the previous posting:
Dear Pace,
Thank you for taking the time to share your views with us. Not surprisingly, we have received a variety of reactions from customers about the preliminary injunction awarded to Amazon.com in its patent infringement lawsuit against barnesandnoble.com.
Because the case is still pending, we are unable to discuss the specifics of this litigation. As a general matter, however, we agree with United States District Judge Marsha J. Pechman's ruling that "granting Amazon.com's preliminary injunction will serve the public interest" in part because "protection of intellectual property rights in innovations will foster greater competition and innovation." To that end, Amazon.com will certainly continue innovating on behalf of its customers.
We appreciate feedback from customers about this lawsuit and other important issues concerning Amazon.com, and we carefully consider all viewpoints expressed. We hope you will continue to let us know how we can improve our service to customers.
Slashdot Mirror
The text of the law appears to be in Section 322 of the Senate budget ... go to
0 0.htm
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st02/st025
and scroll way down. Here is what is says:
SECTION 322. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by adding the
following section:
Section 57. (a) There shall be a commonwealth information technology
expert task force, referred to in this section as the task force,
consisting of the chief information officer of the information
technology division, the supervisor of records, the state archivist, 2
members to be appointed by the governor (1 of whom shall be a
representative of the business community with experience in the
telecommunications industry, and 1 of whom shall be a representative
of the business community with experience in information technology),
the state treasurer or his designee, the state secretary or his
designee, and the state auditor or his designee. Citizen members of
the task force shall be appointed for terms of 3 years or until a
successor is appointed. Citizen members shall be eligible to be
reappointed and shall serve without compensation. The supervisor of
records shall act as the chair of the task force. The state archivist
shall act as the task force secretary.
(b) The task force shall make recommendations concerning government
information technology policy and practices. The task force shall
issue an annual report to the governor, the general court, each
constitutional officer and to the chief information officers of each
city and town if requested and may issue additional reports from time
to time. The task force recommendations shall address, but not be
limited to, the following matters: (1) procurement policies by
commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government
entities concerning computer hardware and software, cellular
telephones, personal data accessories, and other information
technology devices; (2) format and content of web pages maintained by
commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government
entities; and (3) software standards governing commonwealth agencies,
constitutional offices, and other government entities.
In offering recommendations, the task force's analysis shall include,
but not be limited to, the following considerations:
(1) cost-benefit analysis of proposed policies or practices;
(2) security of proposed policies or practices from viruses, hacking,
and other breaches; (3) the extent to which the proposed policy or
practice results in user-friendly applications for commonwealth
employees, business entities, and members of the public; and (4)
proposals and options to facilitate more efficient transactions
between commonwealth entities and the public, including on-line
transactions.
No agency, department or municipality shall adopt or implement any
technology policy, practice or standard concerning information
technology standards or systems or the procurement or use of hardware,
software, and cellular phones and other electronic devices, without
the affirmative approval of the task force by majority vote. Any
policy, practice or standard concerning the creation, storage or
archiving of documents or materials shall also be approved by the
supervisor of public records and the records conservation board, and
shall be certified by the state auditor as maintaining or enhancing
the commonwealth's compliance with Section 508 of the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1973.
When I received a DRA letter, it seems like a couple of months ago, I thought it was deceptive, so I filed a complaint at http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFra udComplaint.htm.
A week or so later, I got postal mail from DRA saying that
had received my complaint from the post office and
would remove my name from their mailing list and I haven't heard from then since.
I have disks 1-31 & I wrote to groups-support@google.com twice, but never received a reponse.
Here's the response I just got, received 2 days
after the one in the previous posting:
Dear Pace,
Thank you for taking the time to share your views with us. Not
surprisingly, we have received a variety of reactions from customers
about the preliminary injunction awarded to Amazon.com in its patent
infringement lawsuit against barnesandnoble.com.
Because the case is still pending, we are unable to discuss the
specifics of this litigation. As a general matter, however, we agree
with United States District Judge Marsha J. Pechman's ruling that
"granting Amazon.com's preliminary injunction will serve the public
interest" in part because "protection of intellectual property rights
in innovations will foster greater competition and innovation." To
that end, Amazon.com will certainly continue innovating on behalf of
its customers.
We appreciate feedback from customers about this lawsuit and other
important issues concerning Amazon.com, and we carefully consider all
viewpoints expressed. We hope you will continue to let us know how we
can improve our service to customers.
Best regards,
Misty Rodriguez
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