May 1, 2008 CFOP 50-13
Internet or Intranet. This includes content developed by contractors, Information Technology Services
staff and other parties (including links to sites not housed on the Information Technology Services web
server) for the region offices. It is up to the developers to review content of web pages with the
designated approval authority prior to posting any pages in a production area.
b. Headquarters Pages (Office of the Secretary, Director of Operations, Deputy Secretary for
Programs, Program Offices, and Administration). At headquarters either the Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, Directors, or Assistant Secretaries will be responsible for the review and approval of content
developed for their sites. This includes content developed by contractors, Information Technology
Services staff and other parties (including links to sites not housed on the Information Technology
Services web server) for central offices. It is up to the developers to review content of web pages with
the designated approval authority prior to posting any pages in a production area.
c. Residential Facilities/Institutions Pages
. The Institutional Superintendent will be responsible
for the review and approval of content developed for inclusion in the departmental Internet or Intranet.
This includes content developed by contractors, Information Technology Services staff and other
parties (including links to sites not housed on the Information Technology Services web server) for the
institutions. It is up to the developers to review content of web pages with the designated approval
authority prior to posting any pages in a production area.
d. All pages will be required to maintain a core set of information that will be furnished in the
form of a link menu template that will be posted on the home page of each region, program office,
headquarters office and institution. While use of the template will not be required, the contents of that
list must appear on the home page of each entities web site.
8. Options for Hosting of Web Pages
. The Children and Families Office of Information Technology
Services has purchased and installed all necessary hardware and software required to provide web
server services to any office/region/program office at no charge. Developer offices will be allotted
sufficient disk space to house their web pages. Offices using excessive disk space as determined by
the Webmaster and Systems Administrator may be required to fund the purchase of additional disk
space. Developer offices may decide to establish their own intranet web servers requiring only a link
from the department’s Intranet Home Page. However, they will be required to provide the same level of
service as provided by Information Technology Services with regard to system backup, backup power,
redundancy of disk space and personnel, as well as approval of content. A request for approval to
establish a production web server at a developer’s site should be submitted to the Webmaster with
documentation of configuration and designated maintenance personnel. The Webmaster will review
the documentation with the Systems Administrator and present it to the CIO for approval. The region
must provide the Webmaster with the administrative password to the region/program office web server
prior to the implementation of the site. While this is permissible, regions are encouraged to use the
web server provided by the Office of Information Technology Services in Tallahassee as it is the most
cost effective option for housing an intranet web site. DCF Internet web sites must be hosted on the
web server provided by the DCF Office of Information Technology Services in Tallahassee unless an
exception is granted by the CIO.
9. Page Standards
. Pages developed for inclusion in the Department’s Internet or Intranet will be
required to meet a minimum set of standards. These standards are:
a. Pages must be developed for business purposes only. By its nature, the Internet/Intranet is
delivered on a public network; therefore, any information placed on the Web is considered public
information. Web developers and information providers must consider the Web’s universal access
when determining appropriate information sources. Any material placed on the public network that
could be potentially damaging to the department, should be reviewed by the department’s legal staff
prior to posting on the department’s Internet/Intranet pages. Any material that enables others to gain
unauthorized access to the department’s internal computer system would be inappropriate for Web
publication and is strictly forbidden. Examples include material that encourages others to carry out
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