R 271837Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 170/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MCBUL 5234 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK MICROSOFT COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS POLICY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20090410//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DISA/YMD:20100426//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/061806ZJUL2011//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/NATIONAL ARCHIVES/YMD:20100401//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20030206//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20071128//
NARR/REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY POLICY FOR FIELDING COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF (COTS) SOFTWARE. REF B RELEASES THE WINDOWS 7 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (STIG) (VER 1/REL 1) FOR USE AS A DOD-APPROVED SECURITY CONFIGURATION GUIDELINE. REF C IS MARADMIN 375-11 AND IT CLARIFIES AND UPDATES THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROCUREMENT REQUEST/REVIEW AND APPROVAL SYSTEM (ITPRAS) PROCESS. REF D IS A NATIONAL ARCHIVES GENERAL RECORDS SCHEDULE THAT DEFINES THE DISPOSITION OF FILES AND OR RECORDS RELATING TO THE CREATION, USE, AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS USED ON COMPUTER HARDWARE. REF E IS DODI8500 AND IT IS THE DOD POLICY ON INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) IMPLEMENTATION. REF F IS DODI8510 AND IT IS A DOD INSTRUCTION THAT ESTABLISHES A CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS TO MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IA CAPABILITIES.//
POC/HANK COSTA/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4CP/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:(571)256-9081//
POC/STEPHEN CABRIAN/CIV/UNIT:MCSC PG-10/NAME:OUANTICO VA /TEL:(703)432-7473//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT OFFICERS, COMMAND INFORMATION AND G6 OFFICERS CONCERNING THE OPERATING SYSTEMS (OS'S) AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN).
2. BACKGROUND. WINDOWS XP IS CURRENTLY THE STANDARD WINDOWS OS ON THE MCEN. AS OF JANUARY 01, 2012, ALL WINDOWS VISTA OS OR EARLIER AND ALL WINDOWS SERVER 2003 OR EARLIER, ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR NEW INSTALL ON COMPUTERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE MCEN.
3. GUIDANCE
3.A. THE MARINE CORPS WILL COMPLETE MIGRATION TO WINDOWS 7 ENTERPRISE 64-BIT OS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2012. BASED ON THE STIG AUTHORIZATION IN REF B, EXCEPTIONS TO THE WINDOWS OS ROADMAP, ARE ALLOWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE MCEN DESIGNATED ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY (DAA).
3.B. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL APPROVED SOFTWARE FOR BOTH SECURE INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTING NETWORK (SIPRNET) AND NON-CLASSIFIED INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTING NETWORK (NIPRNET):
(1) MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 ENTERPRISE 64-BIT WITH SERVICE PACK 1 (SP1)
(2) MICROSOFT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL 2010
(3) INTERNET EXPLORER 8.0
(4) MICROSOFT SERVER 2008 AND 2008 R2
3.C. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE APPLIES TO COMPUTERS THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICES CONTRACT (COSC).
(1) NEW HARDWARE MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH MARINE CORPS COMMON HARDWARE SUITE (MCHS) PROGRAM CONTRACT VEHICLES.
(2) COMPUTERS PROCURED THROUGH THE MCHS PROGRAM WILL BE INITIALLY ACTIVATED AND IMAGED WITH THE CURRENT APPROVED SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED IN THIS MARADMIN.
(3) ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ACQUISITIONS WILL BE SUPPORTED VIA THE USMC MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT MANAGED BY THE MARINE CORPS SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCSELMS) PROGRAM.
(4) CORE CLIENT ACCESS LICENSES AND BASIC OFFICE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE MUST BE PROCURED THROUGH THE MCSELMS PROGRAM.
(5) UPGRADES AT NO COST ARE AVAILABLE FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED THROUGH THE MCSELMS PROGRAM.
3.D. MARINE CORPS RECORDS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES SHALL BE ADHERED TO FOR ALL VERSIONS OF OS SOFTWARE REMOVED FROM OR INSTALLED ON COMPUTER HARDWARE OPERATING WITHIN THE MCEN PER REF D.
4. ALL OS IN USE ON THE MCEN WILL ADHERE TO REFS E AND F.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4.//