R 042016Z FEB 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 069/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/INTELLIGENCE DATA STANDARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/07APR2009//
AMPN/REF IS MCO 5231.3, MARINE CORPS DATA STRATEGY.//
POC/T. J. OLIVER/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IP/-/TEL:(703) 693-1761 /EMAIL:TIMOTHY.OLIVER@USMC.MIL SMAIL OLIVERTJ@HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL//
POC/B. J. PATRICK/MAJ/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IPP/-/TEL:(703)693-5424 /EMAIL:BENJAMIN.PATRICK@USMC.MIL SMAIL PATRICKBJ@HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE MUST OPERATE AS AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) ENTERPRISE, FULLY INTEGRATING ALL ISR FUNCTIONS ACROSS ALL COMMAND ECHELONS, INTELLIGENCE DISCIPLINES, AND COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCIES.  FUNDAMENTAL TO THIS ENTERPRISE CONCEPT IS A UNIFORMLY DEFINED SET OF DATA STANDARDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.
2.  THE LAST DECADE OF OPERATIONS HAS UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING DATA THAT IS VISIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, TRUSTED, AND ACCESSIBLE BETWEEN COMBAT ELEMENTS AND ACROSS OPERATIONAL BOUNDARIES.  PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO ACHIEVE BETTER DATA SPECIFICATIONS, COMMONALITY, ARCHIVING, AND STANDARDIZATION ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD).  AS A "FUNCTIONAL AREA," HOWEVER, INTELLIGENCE DATA STANDARDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN LOCAL AND UNCOORDINATED.  CONSEQUENTLY, CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE IS LOST AND COUNTLESS HOURS ARE WASTED ON INTELLIGENCE RECONSTRUCTION WITH EVERY DEPLOYMENT.
3.  TO HARMONIZE AND DIRECT TACTICAL INITIATIVE, THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT) WILL ESTABLISH AN ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (EIMO) TO COORDINATE ALL RELATED EFFORTS.  THE EIMO WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE DIRINT AND WILL SYNTHESIZE DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE; THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NETWORKS, INFORMATION, AND INTEGRATION; AND THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO DEVELOP MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT POLICY.  ADDITIONALLY, THE EIMO WILL DIRECT A TEAM OF EXPERTS TO SYNCHRONIZE EFFORTS WITH THE MARINE CORPS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND THE MARINE CORPS ISR ENTERPRISE FIXED SITE REGARDING INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT.
4.  THE RESULT WILL BE THE ONGOING PROMULGATION OF DIRINT POLICY STANDARDS, CONSISTENT WITH DOD POLICY FOR METADATA STANDARDIZATION, SOFTWARE AND APPLICATION STANDARDS, DATABASE ONTOLOGY AND TAXONOMY, DATA MIGRATION, AND DATA ARCHIVING.
5.  THE DIRINT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE MARINE CORPS ISR ENTERPRISE OPERATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP, AND THE SHARING OF LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES WITH THE DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TEAM WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.  THE EIMO POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJOR B. J. PATRICK.  HE MAY BE CONTACTED AT COMMERCIAL (703) 693-5424; DSN 223-5424; OR VIA NIPR EMAIL AT BENJAMIN.PATRICK@USMC.MIL, SIPR EMAIL AT PATRICKBJ@HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL, OR SMAIL AT PATRICKBJ@USMC.IC.GOV.
6.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//