R 181130Z NOV 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//CIO//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N05250//
ALMAR 388/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MCBUL 2010. GUIDANCE FOR INTERNET USE: PUBLICATION OF
/UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)//
REF/A/DOC/OASD(C3I)/18JUL97//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 5720.44A/-//
REF/C/DOC/SECNAVINST 5211.5D/-//
REF/D/DOC/U.S. CODE TITLE 5/-//
REF/E/GENAMDIN/MARCORCOMTELACT/030905ZOCT97//
REF/F/DOC/DOD GILS INSTRUCTION/-//
REF/G/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/031900ZMAR97//
NARR/REF A PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A DOD
WEB INFORMATION SERVICE. REF B IS THE DON PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY AND
REGULATION. REF C IS THE DON PRIVACY ACT PROGRAM. REF D IS U.S.
CODE TITLE 5 SECTION 552A (PRIVACY ACT). REF E PROVIDES GUIDELINES
FOR THE HOMEPAGE PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTICE. REF F PROVIDES DOD
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE (GILS) SUBMISSION
INSTRUCTIONS. REF G IS ALMAR 68/97 WHICH COVERS MARINE CORPS ACCESS
TO THE INTERNET, PERMISSIBLE AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT.//
POC/HARTENSTINE, K.G./CAPT/MCCTA PPB/-/TEL:DSN 278-5036//
POC/SALMANS, H.R./1STLT/MCCTA PPB/-/TEL:DSN 278-5046//
POC/MAHALAK, J.A./GYSGT/MCCTA PPB/-/TEL:DSN 278-5064//
NARR/E-MAIL ADDRESSES:HARTENSTINEK@QUANTICO.USMC.MIL
SALMANS_IIIH@QUANTICO.USMC.MIL
MAHALAKJ@QUANTICO.USMC.MIL
COMMAND ADDRESS: MARINE CORPS COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ACTIVITY (MCCTA), 3255 MEYERS AVE, QUANTICO, VA 22134.//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF
INFORMATION PUBLICATION ON THE WWW PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON
THE WWW HAS BECOME A COMMON, CONVENIENT, AND EFFECTIVE METHOD TO
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION.
2. WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS THERE CURRENTLY EXIST TWO TYPES OF
INFORMATION SHARING NETWORKS; INTERNETS AND INTRANETS. INTERNETS
ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE WWW AND ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS. INTRANETS ARE
DOMAIN SPECIFIC AND ARE ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF THAT DOMAIN.
INTRANETS MAY BE CREATED SIMPLY BY RESTRICTING ACCESS BY USE OF
INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESSES. THREE COMMON METHODS ARE:
A. LIMIT PAGE ACCESS TO VALID USMC IP ADDRESSES ONLY (THOSE
WHICH FALL WITHIN THE "USMC.MIL" DOMAIN).
B. LIMIT ACCESS TO LINKS OFF OF THE PAGE TO VALID USMC IP
ADDRESSES ONLY.
C. LIMIT ACCESS TO SPECIFIC USERS WITH APPLICATION ACCESS
CONTROLS (USER ID AND PASSWORD LOGON).
3. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY TO MARINE CORPS UNCLASSIFIED
NETWORKS. INFORMATION MAINTAINED ON MARINE CORPS SERVERS AND
ACCESSED VIA MARINE CORPS NETWORKS ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL MARINE
CORPS PUBLICATIONS, AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDELINES FOUND IN REF
(A). REF (A) IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSAL RESOURCE
LOCATOR (URL):WWW.DEFENSELINK.MIL/POLICY97.HTML. REF (B)
PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS ON RELEASING INFORMATION TO THE
PUBLIC. COMMANDERS MUST EXERCISE THE SAME CAUTION IN MAKING
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC ACCESS WEB SERVERS AS THEY WOULD IN
RELEASING THAT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC NEWS MEDIA. ADDITIONALLY,
THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY:
A. INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLISHED TO THE WWW MUST HAVE A
UNIT/ACTIVITY SPONSOR AND THEREFORE WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
LOCAL COMMANDERS. ANYTHING PUBLISHED ON THE WWW MAY BE PERCEIVED
BY THE PUBLIC AS REPRESENTING THE OFFICIAL VIEW OR POLICIES OF THE
MARINE CORPS. THEREFORE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT PROFESSIONALISM AND
GOOD JUDGMENT ARE EXERCISED WHEN CREATING CONTENT FOR WEB PAGES.
B. LOCAL COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THAT INFORMATION THAT CAN BE
ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC DOES NOT CONTAIN CLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED
SENSITIVE, OR PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION, OR INFORMATION THAT COULD
ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO INFER CLASSIFIED OR UNCLASSIFIED SENSITIVE
INFORMATION, EITHER FROM INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS OF THE INFORMATION, OR
FROM THE AGGREGATE OF ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
C. WEB SITE AUTHORS/MAINTAINERS SHOULD OBTAIN A LEGAL REVIEW
FROM THEIR STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE BEFORE PLACING ANY PERSONAL
INFORMATION NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED AS RELEASABLE BY REFS (C)
AND (D).
D. THE LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE SHOULD REVIEW INTERNET WEB
PAGES FOR PROPER CONTENT PRIOR TO THE INITIAL POSTING ON THE WWW
E. ALL MARINE CORPS HOME PAGES THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE
PUBLIC WILL HAVE A LINK TO THE OFFICIAL U.S MARINE CORPS HOME PAGE
THAT IS MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT THE FOLLOWING
URL:WWW.USMC.MIL. THE OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS HOME PAGE CAN BE A
MODEL FOR WEB PAGE FORMAT.
F. ALL SUBORDINATE COMMANDS SHOULD NOTIFY THEIR PARENT COMMANDS
OF THE SUBORDINATE'S HOME PAGE. IN ADDITION, THE SUBORDINATE COMMAND
SHOULD CREATE A LINK TO THE PARENT COMMAND'S HOME PAGE IF THE PARENT
COMMAND HAS A HOME PAGE.
G. ALL MARINE CORPS HOME PAGES WILL HAVE A HYPERTEXT LINK TO A
PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTICE AS DESCRIBED IN REF (E).
H. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL MARINE CORPS HOME PAGES CONTAIN
AT A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING:
(1) DESIGNATED AUTHOR OR MAINTAINER
(2) ORGANIZATIONAL NAME
(3) ORGANIZATIONAL PHONE NUMBER (COMMERCIAL AND DSN)
(4) AUTHOR/MAINTAINER INTERNET E-MAIL ADDRESS
(5) DATE OF LAST REVISION
(6) COUNTER FOR WEB PAGE HITS
4. REF (A) REQUIRES THAT ALL MARINE CORPS HOME PAGES WHICH CAN
BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC BE REGISTERED WITH THE GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE (GILS). GILS PROVIDES AN ON-LINE
CATALOG WHICH IDENTIFIES INFORMATION RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE U.S
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND DESCRIBES HOW TO OBTAIN IT. ADDITIONAL
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON GILS IS AVAILABLE AT URL:
WWW.DEFENSELINK.MIL/LOCATOR/MOREIN.HTML. REF (F) PROVIDES
INSTRUCTIONS ON REGISTERING A WEB SITE OR MODIFYING AN EXISTING
GILS RECORD VIA THE WWW. REF (F) CAN BE FOUND AT URL:
WWW.DEFENSELINK.MIL/LOCATOR. WHEN SUBMITTING A NEW GILS RECORD VIA
THE WWW, USE THE ON-LINE FORM LOCATED AT URL:
WWW.DEFENSELINK.MIL/LOCATOR/WEB_FORM.HTML. ALL FIELDS ARE
MANDATORY. ADDITIONALLY, UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION, THE MAJOR
COMPONENT FIELD WILL BE "MARINE CORPS".
5. GUIDANCE ON PERMISSIBLE AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT ON THE INTERNET
DELINEATED IN REF (G) STILL APPLIES.
6. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO ALL MARINE CORPS MILITARY (ACTIVE AND
RESERVE) AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHER PERSONNEL
WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE MARINE CORPS COMPUTERS AND/OR NETWORKS.//
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