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ALNAV 007/06
R 061752Z JAN 06
SUBJ/SECNAV DIRECTIVES SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS//
REF/A/MSG/SECNAV/ 061647ZJAN2006//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/29OCT2004//
REF/C/DOC/SECNAV/09JUN2005//
NARR/REF A IS ALNAV 006/06.  REF B IS SECNAVINST 5215.1D, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY DIRECTIVES POLICY.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 5430.7N, ASSIGNMENT OF
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
RMKS/1.  REF (A) MARKS THE COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY (SECNAV) INSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT EFFORT.  IN ADDITION TO STREAMLINING
THE LIBRARY OF SECNAV INSTRUCTIONS, THIS INITIATIVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
EXISTING SYSTEM OF SECNAV DIRECTIVES.  REF (B) ASSIGNS THE UNDER SECRETARY
THE AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THE SYSTEM OF SECNAV DIRECTIVES. IT ALSO
DESIGNATES THE ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION FOR THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY (AAUSN) AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR ALL SECNAV
DIRECTIVES.  REF (B) ALSO ESTABLISHES RULES FOR ISSUANCE OF A SECNAV
DIRECTIVE AND DELEGATES SIGNATORY AUTHORITY TO PRINCIPAL SUBORDINATES WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON).  REF (C) ASSIGNS DEPARTMENT-WIDE
RESPONSIBILITIES TO AND AMONG THE CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS AND STAFF
ASSISTANTS TO THE SECNAV AND ESTABLISHES THE AUTHORITY FOR OTHER ISSUANCES,
INCLUDING SECNAV MANUALS.  BOTH INSTRUCTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO DELEGATE
AUTHORITY TO SENIOR LEADERS IN DON SO THEY MAY BETTER EXECUTE THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES.  
2.  IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY AND AUTOMATE THE DIRECTIVE REVIEW PROCESS, TOTAL
RECORDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (TRIM) CONTEXT 5.2 HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE
PREFERRED SOFTWARE FOR ELECTRONIC STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT OF SECNAV
DIRECTIVES.  TRIM IS AVAILABLE AS A GOLD-DISC APPLICATION TO ALL NMCI USERS.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROVAL OF SECNAV
INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED THROUGH TRIM.  SECNAV DIRECTIVE SPONSORS
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTERING AND MAINTAINING THEIR DIRECTIVES,
SPONSOR/REVIEWER INFORMATION, ASSOCIATED FILES AND STAFFING WORKFLOW WITHIN
TRIM CONTEXT.  FOR MORE INFORMATION SPONSORS SHOULD CONTACT
AAUSN-PUBLICATIONS MANAGEMENT BRANCH AT: HTTPS://WWW.NAVSOPUBS.HQ.NAVY.MIL/.
3.  REF  (C) AUTHORIZED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECNAV AUTHORITIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES DELEGATION DATABASE (SARD-DB).  PREVIOUSLY, DELEGATIONS OF
AUTHORITY EXISTED ON PAPER MEMO, WITH LITTLE VISIBILITY. SARD-DB PROVIDES A
MEANS TO CAPTURE, APPROVE AND WEB PUBLISH DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY, AND THE
ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE INITIALLY ADDRESSED TO SECNAV.  MANY
ASSIGNMENTS FORMALLY PROVIDED TO SECNAV THROUGH U.S. CODE, PUBLIC LAW OR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVES AND INSTRUCTIONS, MAY STILL RESULT IN THE
ISSUANCE OF A SECNAVINST.  AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GENERATING A SECNAV LEVEL
INSTRUCTION, A SARD-DB RECORD DOCUMENTS THE DELEGATION TO THE PROPER LEVEL
OF AUTHORITY AND ALLOWS FOR THE WEB PUBLICATION OF ALL GOVERNING AND
IMPLEMENTING DOCUMENTATION.  WHERE APPROPRIATE, AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE
DELEGATED ORGANIZATION MAY BE GENERATED TO ADMINISTER THE DETAILS OF THE
DELEGATED AUTHORITY.  SARD-DB CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SECNAV PORTAL AT:
HTTPS://SECNAVPORTAL.DONHQ.NAVY.MIL/.  
4.  BY DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND EXPLOITING THE
LATEST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, DON IS BETTER SUITED TO FACE THE
CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE.  STREAMLINING OUR PROCESSES AND EMPOWERING OUR
LEADERS SHOULD BE A GOAL AT ALL LEVELS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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