DAS, Telecommunications, is scheduled to be red until September. Senate Bill 268, affirmative defense for liability on failures, has run into opposition from trial lawyers. The policy declares a Y2K alert and provides the framework for policies that agencies need to develop. At this time only two systems are red. The Legislature will now likely focus on yellow systems.
Interfaces are still our most vulnerable area.
The SWPO is now examining work completed by Testmasters in building a statewide interface repository. The SWPO needs to prioritize the 1,700 external interfaces that are vital and linked to statewide mission critical systems. The interface repository plan will be presented at the Governor s IT Roundtable March 18. Agencies involved in testing will be notified immediately after the IT Roundtable. It contains interviews from officials in the state agencies of Department of Business and Consumer Affairs, Public Utility Commission, Department of Human Resources, and Oregon State Police.