On January 9, 1997, the Governor’s Task Force on Information Resource Management issued ‘Technology Policy 97-1 Information Security Policy,’ which states: “the individual responsible for systems security should not be a system administrator whose primary responsibilities are for maintaining and upgrading operating systems. Separating systems administration from security duties improves the security climate.”

On July 19, 1996, and again on January 3, 1997, the Governor’s Task Force on Information Resource Management issued ‘Technology Policy 96-16 - Technology Standards,’ and Technology Policy 96-16A -- Electronic Document Management Systems - Standards, which provides general guidance to agencies for future technology acquisitions. Recommended standards are identified for Data Management Systems, Data Interchange, Network Services, Advanced Telephony, and Document Imaging.