USE OF PERSONAL MESSAGING ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Date Signed: 8/7/2019 | MARADMINS Number: 432/19
MARADMINS : 432/19

R 071608Z AUG 19
MARADMIN 432/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/USE OF PERSONAL MESSAGING ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL BUSINESS//
REF/A/DOC/MEMORANDUM/UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY/12JUL19//
NARR/REF A IS THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MEMO TO THE
DON REITERATING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST USING NON-OFFICIAL,
PERSONAL MESSAGING ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL BUSINESS.//
POC/R. A. LETTEER/GS-15/ UNIT: HQMC I C4/TEL: 7036933490//
POC/B. J. ELLIS/MAJ/UNIT: HQMC I C4/TEL: 7036933490//
POC/D. A. FICKEL/MGYSGT/UNIT: HQMC 1 C4/TEL: 7036933490//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Per Ref (a), to ensure the security of government information and the transparency of Marine Corps Official Business, this MARADMIN reiterates the mandate to use official DoD messaging accounts to conduct official business and the prohibition against the use of non-official, personal messaging accounts to conduct official business.
2.  Background.  The Marine Corps is responsible for protecting government information with which it has been entrusted.  The Marine Corps is also required to conduct official business transparently.
3.  Action.
3.a.  All Marines, Marine Corps Officials, and Marine Corps Employees are required to understand and comply with Ref (a), which mandates the use of official messaging accounts to conduct official business, to better ensure the security of government information and transparency of official Marine Corps business.
3.b.  All Marines, Marine Corps Officials, and Marine Corps Employees are responsible for properly protecting government information that they access, create, or transmit.
3.c.  All Marines, Marine Corps Officials, and Marine Corps Employees are required to understand the regulations for proper handling of classified information, controlled unclassified information, and non-public government information.
3.d.  All Marines, Marine Corps Officials, and Marine Corps Employees are responsible for ensuring that official business is conducted transparently.
4.  Coordinating Instruction. Ref (a) is available for download at the following website:  https:(slash)(slash)www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/articledEtails.aspx?id=12658
5.  Applicability.  This message is applicable to the Marine Corps total force and to all contractors who support the Marine Corps.
6.  Release authorized by BGen L. M. Mahlock, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Department/Deputy DoN Chief Information Officer (Marine Corps).//