At the July 10, 2014 E-911 Services Board meeting, a Text-to-911 subcommittee was formed to evaluate the feasibility of texting to 9-1-1 as a statewide initiative. The subcommittee was tasked with reviewing and making recommendations based on the following: current technologies available; the pros and cons of the technology; the potential local costs; deployment plans that have been tested; and lessons learned from other localities. Over the last five months, the subcommittee developed a white paper detailing the steps necessary to ensure that Text-to-911 is available universally to all citizens throughout the commonwealth. On Jan. 8, at the board meeting, the following report was approved.

Text-to-911 White Paper:  Detailing the Goal of Establishing Ubiquitous Text to 9-1-1 Service in Virginia

With the theme of "Unifying the Business Enterprise," the second annual security conference will focus on issues such as balancing security risks with business needs, regulatory compliance, governance, secure data sharing, threat management and lessons learned from data breaches. The conference program will feature keynote addresses by two nationally known speakers - Michael Fay, President & COO, of Blue Coat and Karen S. Evans, National Director for the US Cyber Challenge (USCC). The deadline to register for this exciting conference is March 20.

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CIO Sam Nixon recently provided information on VITA, which was followed by an update on information technology (IT) infrastructure services sourcing by VITA Sourcing Strategy Director Perry Pascual, to approximately 52 heads of state agencies or their representatives. Two sessions were held to provide agency heads the opportunity to ask questions and provide input regarding VITA and infrastructure sourcing when the current contract expires in 2019.

CIO Nixon’s presentation 

Director Pascual’s presentation