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NAVADMIN 068/11

MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/MAR//

SUBJ/TRANSITION TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE TO SATISFY MESSAGING 
REQUIREMENTS OF BUPERS AND NAVPERSCOM DIRECTIVES AND PUBLICATIONS// 

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/161850ZDEC10// REF/B/MSG/COMNAVNETWARCOM VIRGINIA 
BEACH VA/251735ZMAR2010// REF/C/MSG/COMNAVCYBERFOR VIRGINIA BEACH 
VA/181752ZJUN2010// REF/D/MSG/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN/262031ZJUL10// 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 404/10, DIRECTING COMMANDERS TO REMOVE MESSAGING 
REQUIREMENTS, WHILE PROMULGATING GUIDANCE THAT FULLY IMPLEMENTS ALTERNATIVE 
METHODS FOR UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE.  REF B ANNOUNCED THE 
ELIMINATION OF UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND MANDATED THE TRANSITION TO 
OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
(OIX) ALTERNATIVES.  REF C PROVIDES COMMAND EMAIL GUIDANCE FOR IT-21, EDU, MED 
AND EXCEPTED NETWORKS.  REF D IS NAVADMIN 249/10, ANNOUNCING COMMAND 
RESPONSIBILITIES DURING BUPERS MESSAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSITION.// 

RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL MESSAGING REQUIREMENTS DICTATED BY BUPERS 
AND NAVPERSCOM DIRECTIVES AND PUBLICATIONS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THRU 
SUBMISSION OF COMMAND EMAIL IN PRESCRIBED MESSAGE FORMAT VIA AN APPROVED 
METHOD OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE (OIX).

2.  REF A, PARA 6B REQUIRES COMMANDERS TO IDENTIFY ANY DIRECTIVES AND 
PUBLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE SENDING AND RECEIVING ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGES, AND 
TO MAKE CHANGES AS REQUIRED TO REMOVE MESSAGING REQUIREMENTS, WHILE 
PROMULGATING GUIDANCE THAT FULLY IMPLEMENTS ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR 
UNCLASSIFIED OIX.  SUBMISSION OF COMMAND EMAIL IN MESSAGE FORMAT SATISFIES 
THIS REQUIREMENT.

3.  IN AUGUST 2010, BUPERS BEGAN MIGRATING UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEMS FROM 
DMS TO OIX PER REFS B, C AND D.  PRESENTLY, DELIVERY OF BUPERS AUTOMATED 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS) GENERATED MESSAGES, INCLUDING OFFICER AND ENLISTED 
ORDERS, IS ACHIEVED THRU "GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM" 
(GOES).  GOES RETAINS THE TRADITIONAL LEGACY MESSAGE FORMAT; THEREFORE, OIX 
DELIVERY VIA EMAIL IS SUITABLE FOR INTERNAL ROUTING USING EXISTING USER 
PROFILES AND DISTRIBUTION RULES.  GOES ALSO FEEDS OFFICIAL INFORMATION (OI) 
DATA TO BUPERS ON-LINE (BOL), AS APPROPRIATE.

4.  FOR AMPLIFICATION/CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CONTACT MR. DENNY COX,
(901) 874-3059/DSN 882, OR VIA EMAIL AT DENNY.COX(AT)NAVY.MIL AND MR. WILLIAM 
DAVIS JR, (901) 874-3168/DSN 882 OR VIA EMAIL AT WILLIAM.DAVIS3(AT)NAVY.MIL.

5.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT
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