ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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P 032300Z APR 01 ZYB MIN PSN 317384J26
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
INFO CMC//C4CS//
DON CIO WASHINGTON DC//CIO//
DON CIO WASHINGTON DC//CIO//
ASN RDA WASHINGTON DC//RDA//
PEO IT WASHINGTON DC//00//
PEO IT WASHINGTON DC//00//
COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA//C4ISR//
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 077/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO/N09//
 
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTING THE WEB ENABLED NAVY//
POC/DAVID ALAND/CAPT/CNO N6K/LOC:WASHINGTON DC
/EMAIL:ALAND.DAVID "AT" HQ.NAVY.MIL//
POC/MAUREEN COPELOF/CAPT/CNO N633/LOC:WASHINGTON
DC/EMAIL:COPELOF.MAUREEN "AT" HQ.NAVY.MIL//
 
RMKS/1. ON 15 DEC 2000, I CHARTERED TASK FORCE WHISKEY TO DEVELOP A
VISION AND STRATEGY TO EXPLOIT WEB TECHNOLOGY FULLY ACROSS THE U.S.
NAVY.  TASK FORCE WHISKEY REPORTED OUT ON 31 JAN 2001, PRESENTING A
PLAN TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED AND TRANSFORMATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
FOR BOTH THE ASHORE AND AFLOAT NAVY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF NAVY'S
IT21 AND NMCI INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.   THE RESULTS OF TASK
FORCE WHISKEY'S EFFORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: WWW.TFW.NAVY.MIL,
INCLUDING AN OPERATIONAL ARCHITECTURE.  I ENCOURAGE WIDE
DISSEMINATION OF THEIR FINDINGS AND VISION.
 
2.  CNO AND I ARE CONVINCED THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO EXPLOIT THESE
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND THAT WE SHOULD ACCELERATE OUR EFFORTS TO
CREATE THIS INTEGRATED AND TRANSFORMATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE.
WITH THIS MESSAGE, I AM DIRECTING ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE WEB,
OPNAV 09W, TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TASK FORCE WHISKEY.
TASK FORCE WEB WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO VCNO AND WILL BE LED BY MS.
MONICA SHEPHARD, IN ADDITION TO HER DUTIES AS CINCLANTFLT N6.  TO
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY POLICY LIAISON WITH ASN RDA, DON CIO, OTHER
CINC'S/SERVICES/AGENCIES, AND NAVY SUBORDINATE COMMANDS, I AM
DESIGNATING VADM RICHARD W. MAYO, OPNAV N6, TO SERVE AS NAVY CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER (USN CIO), OPNAV 09T, IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES
AS N6.   A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NAVY CIO, TASK FORCE WEB AND
SUBORDINATE NAVY COMMANDS WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT
THIS NAVY-WIDE TRANSFORMATION.
 
3.  TASK FORCE WEB IS CHARTERED TO LEAD THE WEB TRANSITION EFFORT
NAVY-WIDE BY:
 
A.  WEB ENABLE THE NAVY BY IMPLEMENTING THE POA&M FROM CHAPTER FIVE
OF THE TASK FORCE WHISKEY REPORT TO VCNO.
B.  RECOMMENDING ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC
CHANGES, WHEN REQUIRED, TO CURRENT DON POLICIES OR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE A WEB ENABLED OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITY.
C.  REVIEWING ALL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS FOR CURRENT AND
FUTURE IT ACQUISITIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NAVY WEB
ENABLEMENT EFFORT.
D.  ADVISING CNO ON ALL FUTURE AND EMERGING WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND
PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE SYSTEMS.
E.  MAINTAINING AND EVOLVING THE OVERARCHING NAVY WEB BLUEPRINT.
WORKING WITH SYSTEMS COMMANDS AND PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICES TO
PRIORITIZE AND MIGRATE EXISTING IT SYSTEMS AND ENSURING FUTURE IT
SYSTEMS FIT INTO THIS BLUEPRINT.
 
4.  KEY PLAN OF ACTION AND INITIAL MILESTONES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
NAVY WIDE TRANSFORMATION ARE:
A.  STAND-UP TASK FORCE WEB WITH A TEAM MANNED BY NAVY MILITARY
AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITHIN 30 DAYS.
B.  ISSUE NAVY-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR EXISTING AND NEW APPLICATIONS
WITHIN 60 DAYS OF STAND-UP.
C.  TASK FORCE WEB WORKING WITH NAVY CIO AND DON CIO ESTABLISH
INITIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NAVY ENTERPRISE PORTAL WITHIN 60 DAYS
OF STAND-UP.
D.  COORDINATE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NAVY ENTERPRISE PORTAL
IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF STAND-UP.
E.  TASK FORCE WEB WORKING WITH SUBORDINATE COMMANDS BEGIN INITIAL
MIGRATION OF SYSTEMS FOR PORTAL ACCESS WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF STAND-UP.
EACH PROGRAM SPONSOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TIMELINES FOR WEB
ENABLEMENT.  GOAL IS AT LEAST 50 APPLICATIONS MIGRATED TO THE PORTAL
BY NOV 2001.
F.  TASK FORCE WEB AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDS CONTINUE SYSTEM
MIGRATION WITH GOAL OF NAVYWIDE WEB ENABLEMENT BY 2004.
G.  WITH MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, DISESTABLISH TASK FORCE WEB WITHIN 3
YEARS AFTER STAND-UP.
 
5. EACH SYSTEMS COMMAND AND OTHER ECHELON 2 ORGANIZATIONS WILL
ESTABLISH WITHIN 60 DAYS ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC PLANS FOR
INTEGRATING WEB TECHNOLOGY.  TASK FORCE WEB WILL COORDINATE ECHELON
2 BRIEFINGS TO VCNO FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.
 
6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK FORCE IS TO GET US ON COURSE, AND
QUICKLY ACHIEVE A WEB ENABLED NAVY.  THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS
AHEAD OF US ARE THE CULTURAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND PROCESS CHANGES.
THERE ARE TECHNOLOGY HURDLES TO OVERCOME, BUT WE CAN AND MUST
ACHIEVE THE SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCTIVITY AND USER SATISFACTION GAINS
FROM AN IMMEDIATE AND RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.  SUCCESS
WILL REQUIRE THE DIRECT, COMMITTED INVOLVEMENT OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
IMMEDIATE ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR PEOPLE, CURRENT AND FUTURE READINESS,
AND QUALITY OF SERVICE ARE WAITING TO BE CAPTURED.  THE CHALLENGE
NOW IS TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS AND IMPLEMENT THIS CAPABILITY NAVY-WIDE.
 
7.  ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON, VCNO//
 
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