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Click one of the links above for Ohio's enterprise IT policies, procedures or bulletins.
   
       
  The IT Policy Management section is responsible for the development and promulgation of statewide information technology (IT) policies established by the state chief information officer. State IT policies are in place to:
       
 
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 Create a common framework for decision-making;
   
 
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 Establish expectations;
   
 
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 Inform of rights and responsibilities;
   
 
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 Establish consistent treatment;
   
 
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 Specify how law and core values will be applied;
   
 
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 Demonstrate good stewardship of public assets; and
   
 
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 Assist in the protection of public assets and information.
       
  State IT policies affect a wide variety of agencies. Therefore, the IT Policy Management section emphasizes a collaborative approach to policy development. Prior to adoption, each policy undergoes a rigorous research and development process that typically involves the contributions of state agencies, subject matter experts, expert advisory services and legal counsel. The IT Policy Management section strives to ensure that each policy is based on comprehensive research and evaluation.
       
       
 

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  IT Security Policy Development
       
  Over the past several years the Office of Information Technology has focused on the establishment of a common statewide information technology security policy foundation. The following proposed policy will complement the existing suite of Ohio IT security policies:
       
 
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 System Life Cycle Security Management
   
IT Policy Compliance & Implementation Resources
     
  IT Policy Management continues to provide additional support to state agencies with the development of security compliance and implementation resources, such as policy audit checklists, technology white papers, implementation tips, user requirements and FAQs. These resources are available at http://oit.ohio.gov/IGD/policy/OhioITPolicies.aspx#Policies and at http://www.oit.ohio.gov/news/ITPolicyFrequentlyAskedQuestions.aspx.  
   
         
  IT Policy Revision  
         
  State of Ohio IT policies are placed on a policy revision schedule based on the nature, volatility and visibility of the policy topic. Ohio IT security policies ITP-B.1 through ITP-B.12 were recently reviewed and revised. The following security-related policies were reviewed and revised as well:  
         
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  blue bullet ITP-H.2, "Use of State Telephones"  
         
         
 
 

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