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TO NAVADMIN
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 236/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/OCT//
SUBJ/INFORMATION MANAGEMENT-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IM-IT)
/ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE//
REF/A/DOC/CNO GUIDANCE FOR 2004/04JAN2004//
AMPN/GUIDANCE FOR NAVY LEADERS IN 2004.//
RMKS/1.  REF A IDENTIFIES SEA ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION PRINCIPLES
WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE TO FIND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
CREATE THE NAVY OF THE FUTURE.  TO ACHIEVE THIS OUR WAR FIGHTING
AND BUSINESS IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A WEAPON SYSTEM AND
APPROACHED WITH THE SAME RIGOR, DISCIPLINE AND C2 AS OTHER SYSTEMS.
2.  TO SUCCEED, WE MUST EFFECTIVELY GOVERN OUR IT UNDER A
COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED IT ENTERPRISE STRATEGY.  THIS NAVADMIN
ESTABLISHES A TRANFORMATIONAL ECHELON I/III ORGANIZATION TO MEET
THIS MISSION.  VADM JAMES D. MCARTHUR, JR (COMMANDER, NAVAL NETWORK
WARFARE COMMAND) WILL LEAD THIS EFFORT AND ORGANIZATION, ASSUMING
DUTIES AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY/DEPUTY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
(ACNO-IT/DDCIO), EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NAVADMIN.
3.  ACNO-IT/DDCIO HAS AN ECHELON I AUTHORITY AND WILL REPORT
DIRECTLY TO THE VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND ACT AS THE
SINGLE LEAD FOR NAVY IT STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO OUTSIDE VENUES
AND SYNCHRONIZE NAVY ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES WITH THE UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS AND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY OFFICES (DONCIO, PEO-IT,
PEO-C4I, PEO-SPACE, ETC.).  IN ADDITION, ACNO-IT WILL SERVE AS THE
OVERALL COORDINATOR FOR THE FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGER (FAM) PROGRAM
REPORTING TO THE DIRECTOR NAVY STAFF (DNS).  ACNO-IT WILL ESTABLISH
AND DIRECT IT ENTERPRISE STRATEGY INITIATIVES FOR IT ENTERPRISE
COST TRANSPARENCY, IM/IT ENTERPRISE POLICY AND STANDARDS
DEVELOPMENT, POLICY AND STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT, ESTABLISH IM/IT
ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTABILITY/PERFORMANCE METRICS AND DEFINE/DELINEATE
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES, PROCESSES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE
NAVY IM/IT ENTERPRISE.  THE ACNO-IT/DDCIO WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE
FORCENET OPERATIONAL DOMAIN LEAD AND OPNAV N6/N7 WILL RETAIN THE
FORCENET PILLAR LEAD.  NO CHANGE IN EXISTING IT ACQUISITION POLICY,
IT ACQUISITION PROGRAMS OR SECNAV PUBLIC WEB SITE CONTENT POLICY
INSTRUCTION IS ENVISIONED UNDER THIS NAVADMIN.
4.  ACNO-IT/DDCIO WILL OVERSEE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE
NAVY IT ENTERPRISE WHILE CONCURRENTLY DEVELOPING NAVY ENTERPRISE
IT STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF SEA POWER 21.  ACNO-IT
WILL SOLIDIFY THE NAVY'S ROLE IN JOINT IT AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH
DIRECTOR, NMCI AND IT ENTERPRISE PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICERS/PROGRAM
MANAGERS TO ENSURE OUR IM/IT STRATEGIC DIRECTION IS OPERATIONALLY,
TECHNOLOGICALLY AND FINANCIALLY SOUND.  ADDITIONALLY, ACNO-IT/DDCIO
WILL DIRECT NAVY IM/IT ENTERPRISE FUNCTIONS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH NAVY IT ENTERPRISE POLICY AND STANDARDS THROUGH REPORTING
RELATIONSHIPS, MEANING TACTICAL CONTROL, WITH ALL ECHELON II
COMMAND INFORMATION OFFICERS (CIOS) AND FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS
(FAMS).  N6F WILL WORK FOR ACNO-IT IN THIS NEW CAPACITY WITH
ADDITIONAL DUTY TO OPNAV N6/N7.
5.  THE CORPORATE BUSINESS COUNCIL (CBC) (FORMERLY THE SEA
ENTERPRISE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (SE-BOD)) WILL FURTHER REFINE, WITH
THE BASELINE ESTABLISHED HERE, THE AUTHORITIES, ROLES,
RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS, AND ZERO-SUM HEADQUARTERS
ADJUSTMENTS OF THIS NEW IT ENTERPRISE GOVERNING AUTHORITY.  IT
GOVERNANCE WILL HAVE A LEAN AND AGILE DEDICATED STAFF, PROBABLY WITH
OTHER COLLATERAL/VIRTUAL SUPPORT.  THE CBC WILL ALSO DEVELOP A PLAN
FOR ACNO-IT TO ASSUME RESOURCE SPONSORSHIP FOR ALL NAVY IM/IT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS, AND SUB-CLAIMANCY ROLE
IN EXECUTION, BEGINNING 01OCT2005.  CBC RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE
DELIVERED TO CNO BY 01FEB05 TO INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR ZERO SUM STAFF
ADJUSTMENTS.
6.  WE OWE IT TO OUR INSTITUTION TO IDENTIFY AND CONSOLIDATE OUR
IM/IT RESOURCES SO THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND AND FULLY USE OUR
CAPABILITIES, THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) FROM THESE
CAPABILITIES AND THE INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY WE GARNER FROM THEM.
WE MUST DO THIS COOPERATIVELY AND PROMOTE INFORMATION SECURITY,
ALIGNMENT, AND EFFICIENCIES.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM A. T. CHURCH III, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//

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