[blindlaw] MS Operating Systems in Federal Agencies

[Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)]

This is interesting. Our IT folks said it ook a long time for us to transition to Windows 7, because they found some issues concerning accessibility of the operating system that needed to be worked out. Of rourse, our technology is not government issue, but owned and maintained by a contractor. And, I would guess that various components in different locations have other contracts, etc. I know the ED Department OCR at least had it's IT through Perot Systems, or whoever owns that company now. Ours is through Lockheed Martin, etc, etc.

But back to the specific issue, Windows 7 here.

/s/

Bennett Prows 

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From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronza Othman
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:01 PM
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Hi - I work for a federal department (same one as Ben, interestingly, but we don't follow the same operating system refresh schedule as Ben's part of the department), and we've been using Windows7 since mid 2012.  We are scheduled to have everyone's computers refreshed in mid-2015, and we'll undoubtedly get whatever is the most recent version out at that time.  The folks in the Office of General Counsel who service my operating division have had
Windows7 for a while now, because they need to be able to process the same sorts of programs and work that the rest of us do.  Also, we have attorneys all over our operating division, such as in the EEO/Civil Rights Office (where I am), in the Office of Hearings and Appeals, in the Office of the Attorney Advisor, etc.  

I guess the short answer is that each federal department, and in fact each federal agency (sub-department) upgrades on its own schedule depending on when it has the money.  As a result, you'll probably find folks all over the government using everything from NT through Windows8.

Good luck,
Ronza


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From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sybren Hoekstra
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] MS Operating Systems in Federal Agencies

the office i worked at with main justice this summer was  on windows 7.

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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 16:01, "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)"
<Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV> wrote:
> 
> Leizabeth and all,
> 
> Many agencies, including their attorneys are just now transitioning to
Windows 7. My agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, just this week is getting the upgrade to 7. Our HQ OGC, in HHS has recently transitioned to Windows 7, encountered some problems, and are smoothing them out with the IT folks, this will be a Windows 7 environment for quite a while.
> 
> /s/
> 
> Bennett Prows
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Elizabeth
Rene
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:33 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] MS Operating Systems in Federal Agencies
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Can anyone tell me which Microsoft operating systems are now being 
> used in
federal agencies hiring attorneys?
> 
> I'm tempted to assume and to hope that Windows 7 is and remains the
standard, but common sense tells me that if change could happen, it probably will.  I realize that Microsoft has been threatening for a long time to withdraw support for Windows 7, and to throw all its weight now to 8.1.
> 
> But there are still troglodites like me out there still grudgingly 
> letting
go of Windows XP, and governments change more slowly than I do.
> 
> So, what's the straight skinny?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Elizabeth Rene
> Attorney at Law
> Seattle
> 
> 
> 
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