A Software Management Policy Committee was appointed as an oversight body. Agency implementation plans are initiated, reviewed, and adopted. Fines for improper or illegal use of software are negated. Employees are aware of their legal and ethical responsibilities. Agencies can effectively manage this resource by having defined regulations to follow.
Agencies have an incentive to develop software utilization standards for control purposes.
This educational awareness of software is prompting agencies to incorporate software virus protection into their control procedures. The software policy and procedures are incorporated into agency technology plans and are used as a resource to assist development of policy and procedures for E-Mail and Internet access. The development of the Software Management Policy Committee, operating under an approved organizational charter, serves to interpret the policy, review implementation plans, authorize variances, and make revisions.