Re: Online facilitation for government

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FYI.? A friend shared this internal email from the Department of the Interior re Zoom. It seems like they are becoming more nuanced and more practical in their views of Zoom.

From: Announcement, DOI <DOI_ANNOUNCEMENT@...>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:00 AM
Subject: Guidelines for using Zoom

As the Department continues to practice social distancing by teleworking, there has been a significant increase in teleconferencing and the use of online collaboration tools. DOI has multiple available to meet your !

We know many of you are receiving invitations to attend Zoom meetings from other federal agencies or partners. While it is permissible to use Zoom for video calls on your government-furnished equipment, it is important to follow the guidance outlined below.

Important note: If your bureau has released guidance indicating you are not authorized to attend Zoom calls, follow your bureau’s guidance.

Key guidance for attending a Zoom meeting:

Only use Zoom for meetings version 4.6.9 or above when attending meetings.
Check to see if your Zoom meeting has a meeting ID and password. If it doesn‘t, you may want to consider not attending and/or encouraging your host to password-protect the meeting.
Do not share sensitive information such as during Zoom calls.

Key guidance for hosting a Zoom meeting:

If you believe you have a business need to host a meeting through Zoom, you must first contact your to determine if Zoom is appropriate for your business need and if a Zoom for Government license is available. In order to host a Zoom meeting, you must have a Zoom for Government license.

Have you tried using Microsoft Teams?

has a lot of great features including and the ability to add external guests.

We recommend seeing if this tool meets your business need first!

Thank you for the important role you play in keeping the Department’s systems and information secure.

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William Potapchuk

Community Building Institute

Arlington, VA

703-425-6296 o

703-431-9943 c

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Nunesdea
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [f4c-response] Online facilitation for government

Hi Jessica,?

Yes security issues on Zoom are quite a concern as gov officials are not able to join. Of?course eager to share experiences.

On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 22:33, <jessica.barcelos@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Does have anyone else here who are also working with facilitation for government people? I?m interested in sharing experiences, challenges, learn together and build opportunities.

All the best,

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Jéssica Barcelos

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