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MARADMIN 254/11
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/USMC DAA MEMO/YMD:20090315/AUTHORITY TO USE VISTA//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAVINST/YMD:20090410/5230.15//
REF/C/MSGID:DISA MEMO/MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 STIG VERSION 1,RELEASE 1 /YMD:20100426//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/NAT ARCH REC ADMIN GEN RECORD SCHEDULE 20//
REF/E/MSGID:DODI/DOD/YMD:20030206/8500.2//
REF/F/MSGID:DODI/DOD/YMD:20071128/8510.01//
NARR/REF A IS DAA MEMORANDUM OF 15 MARCH 2009 AUTHORITY TO USE MICROSOFT VISTA ON MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEMS.  REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY POLICY FOR FIELDING COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF (COTS) SOFTWARE.  REF C RELEASES THE WINDOWS 7 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (STIG) (VER 1/REL 1) FOR USE AS A DOD-APPROVED SECURITY CONFIGURATION GUIDELINE.  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 THE DOD POLICY ON INFORMATION ASSURANCE IMPLEMENTATION.  REF F 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:7036933488//
POC/CABRIAN STEPHEN/CIV/UNIT:MCSC/NAME:QUANTICO VA/TEL:7034325169//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCE 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 AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN).
2.  BACKGROUND.  WINDOWS XP IS CURRENTLY THE STANDARD WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) ON THE MCEN.  AS OF 30 JUNE 2010, ALL WINDOWS 2000 OS OR EARLIER AND ALL WINDOWS SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS PRIOR TO WINDOWS SERVER 2003 WITH SERVICE PACK 2 ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR MCEN USE.  AN APPROVED SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (STIG) BASED IMAGE FOR WINDOWS 7 IS IN FINAL DEVELOPMENT; ONCE APPROVED THE DESIGNATED ACCREDITING AUTHORITY (DAA) WILL AUTHORIZE FOR USE ON THE MCEN.
3.  GUIDANCE
A.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE B, IT IS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY POLICY THAT ALL COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE, INCLUDING COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS, IN USE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE VENDOR SUPPORTED AND HAS CURRENT SOFTWARE ASSURANCE.
(1) THE MARINE CORPS HAS SOFTWARE SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR WINDOWS XP, VISTA, WINDOWS 7, AND SERVER 2003/2008 SECURITY VULNERABILITIES THROUGH 2014.
(2) ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR NON NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET COMPUTER ACQUISITIONS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICES CONTRACT (COSC) MUST BE SUPPORTED VIA THE USMC MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT MANAGED BY THE MARINE CORPS SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCSELMS) PROGRAM.
B.  WINDOWS XP WITH SERVICE PACK 3 (SP3) IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON CLIENT PLATFORMS.  WINDOWS SERVER 2003, 2008, AND 2008 R2 ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON SERVERS.  WINDOWS VISTA IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITHIN MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THEIR OPERATIONS AND NEED FOR VISTA TABLET DEVICES. 
C.  THE MARINE CORPS HAS MIGRATED TO WINDOWS XP AND WILL MIGRATE TO THE 64 BIT WINDOWS 7 OS PRIOR TO THE END OF SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS XP IN APRIL OF 2014.  BASED ON THE STIG AUTHORIZATION IN REFERENCE C, USE OF WINDOWS 7, OR OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO THE WINDOWS OS ROADMAP, ARE ALLOWED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BY THE MCEN DAA.   
(1) COMPUTERS NOT COVERED UNDER THE COSC, FOR BOTH SIPRNET AND NIPRNET, MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE MARINE CORPS COMMON HARDWARE SUITE.
(2) THE STANDARD MICROSOFT DESKTOP AND LAPTOP CONFIGURATION REQUIRED FOR NON-COSC COMPUTERS IS MICROSOFT DESKTOP PROFESSIONAL, WHICH INCLUDES THE OS, CORE CLIENT ACCESS LICENSES AND BASIC OFFICE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE AND MUST BE PROCURED THROUGH THE MCSELMS PROGRAM.
(3) WINDOWS XP WITH SP3 SHALL BE THE PRIMARY WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR SIPRNET CLIENT PLATFORMS.  WINDOWS 7 MAY BE USED ON SIPRNET COMPUTERS IF THE MACHINES MEET THE PARAMETERS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3C OF THIS BULLETIN.
D.  ANY APPLICATIONS USED ON MCEN COMPUTERS MUST PASS COMPATIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION TESTS SANCTIONED BY THE MCSC PROGRAM MANAGER MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE SERVICES - STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS MANAGEMENT.
(1) COMPUTERS MIGRATED TO WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 7 MUST HAVE INSTALLED THE MOST CURRENT, APPROVED VERSIONS OF INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) AND MICROSOFT OFFICE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS MARADMIN.
(2) IE 7.0 AND MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ARE THE MOST CURRENT APPROVED VERSIONS.
E.  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 REFERENCE D.
4.  ALL OS APPLIED TO THE MCEN WILL ADHERE TO REFERENCES E AND F.
5.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31 JAN 2012.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4.//