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R 041622Z MAR 03 ZYB MIN PSN 807116J23
 
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC//SN//
 
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ALNAV 020/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR//
 
SUBJ/RESTRUCTURING OF DON IM-IT MANAGEMENT//
POC/D M WENNERGREN/CIV/DON CIO/LOC:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703-602-1800//
 
RMKS/1.  AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST
CENTURY, WE ARE EMBARKING ON A NAVAL TRANSFORMATION THAT WILL USHER
IN NEW WAYS OF DETERRING CONFLICT, NEW CAPABILITIES FOR WAGING WAR
AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES LEADING TO MAJOR INCREASES IN OPERATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS.  THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL ENABLE INTEROPERABLE,
NETWORK CENTRIC OPERATIONS BETWEEN JOINT SERVICE, ALLIED AND
COALITION FORCES TO PROTECT AMERICA'S INTERESTS ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD.
 
2.  FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS TRANSFORMATION IS THE CREATION OF A NAVAL
IM/IT ENTERPRISE THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY BRING NETWORKED ORGANIZATIONS
AND TECHNOLOGIES TO BEAR THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.  TO ACHIEVE A
NETWORK CENTRIC ENVIRONMENT AND KNOWLEDGE SUPERIORITY, WE MUST
CREATE AN ENTERPRISE STRATEGY THAT INTEGRATES REQUIREMENTS,
RESOURCING AND ACQUISITION.  THE INTEGRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
IM/IT CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE SEA-AIR-LAND DOMAIN WILL ENSURE THE
EFFECTIVE LEVERAGING OF OUR STRENGTHS TO PROVIDE THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CAPABILITIES TO THE WARFIGHTER.
 
3.  AN IMPORTANT STEP IN ESTABLISHING THIS NAVAL ENTERPRISE IS THE
RESTRUCTURING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S IM/IT MANAGEMENT.  UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
(DON CIO), MR. DAVID WENNERGREN, THIS RESTRUCTURING WILL INCLUDE
THREE KEY ELEMENTS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN, ALIGN AND INTEGRATE OUR
IM/IT EFFORTS ACROSS THE NAVY/MARINE CORPS TEAM.  THE FIRST IS THE
DESIGNATION OF RADM THOMAS E. ZELIBOR, DIRECTOR, SPACE, INFORMATION
WARFARE, COMMAND AND CONTROL DIVISION (OPNAV N61) TO BE DUAL HATTED
AS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
(NAVY) AND BGEN JOHN R. THOMAS, DIRECTOR FOR COMMAND, CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4), TO BE DUAL HATTED AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (MARINE
CORPS).  IN CARRYING OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS DON DEPUTIES,
THEY WILL REPORT TO THE DON CIO.  IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ALIGNMENT
IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INFORMATION OFFICER (IO) AT EACH OF OUR
MAJOR COMMANDS WITH A FORMAL REPORTING RELATIONSHIP TO THE
RESPECTIVE DEPUTIES TO ENSURE THE EXECUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY'S ENTERPRISE IM/IT VISION.  SECONDLY, WE WILL LEVERAGE "CENTERS
OF EXCELLENCE" ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT TO FUNCTION AS MANAGEMENT
PARTNERS ON SPECIFIC TASKS TO SUPPORT THE NAVY/MARINE CORPS TEAM.
FINALLY, THE DON CIO WILL LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IM/IT ENTERPRISE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.  THIS
PLAN WILL LINK OUR VISION AND STRATEGY TO PROGRAMMATIC AND BUDGET
GUIDANCE AND SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR APPROVING AND FUNDING IM/IT
INITIATIVES.  ADHERENCE TO THIS PLAN WILL BE KEY TO VISION
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
 
4.  THIS DON IM/IT ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION IS ESSENTIAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF NAVAL POWER 21 AND OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN OUR
POSITION AS THE WORLD'S PREEMINENT NAVAL POWER.
 
5.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, ACTING SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.//
 
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