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Requirements and Policies

Jurisdictions that manage complicated networks and computer infrastructure for multiple government departments may need to describe use requirements and policies.

Emergency dark site use requirements and policies may include:

  • A description of how the emergency dark site is used in different emergencies.
  • Method of access (laptop computers, PDAs, desktop browsers).
  • Business requirements (information flow process, collaboration requirements).
  • Internal user policies.
  • Policies for use by partners (other governments, corporation, physicians, schools).
  • Policies for use/viewing by the public.
  • Roles and responsibilities of the PIO and other staff.
  • Information flow process during activation.
  • Internal guidelines and procedures for formatting and layout.
  • Content management functions (HTML, plain text, PDF optimizing, Section 508 compliant1, content tagging).
  • User requirements (subscriptions for RSS or Atom, Email, Text Messaging).
  • Technical requirements (platform, hosting, performance/bandwidth, accessibility, security, administration).

 

1Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d), agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others.

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