R 280001Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 471/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY AND THE JOINT
/CONSULTATION COMMAND AND CONTROL EXCHANGE DATA MODEL (JC3IEDM)//
REF/A/MSGID:DIR/DOD DIRECTIVE 8320.2/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY/YMD:20030509//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/GLOBAL INFO GRID ENTERPRISE SV/YMD:20031112//
REF/D/MSGID:DIR/SECNAVINST 5000.36A/-//
REF/E/MSGID:PUB/CMC PLANNING GUIDANCE/-//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 8100.1/-//
REF/G/MSGID:MARADMIN 187-03/-/-//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/MARINE CORPS CIO CHARTER/YMD:20020909//
POC/MR. RONALD D. HARRIS/CTR/HQMC C4 CP/-/TEL:703-580-4316
/EMAIL:RON.HARRIS.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/SHARON PFEIFFER /LTCOL/HQMC C4 CP/-/TEL:703.693.9970
/EMAIL:SHARON.PFEIFFER@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS DOD POLICY ON DATA SHARING IN A NET-CENTRIC DOD WHICH
ESTABLISHES POLICIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO IMPLEMENT DATA SHARING.
REF B OUTLINES THE VISION FOR MANAGING DATA IN A NET-CENTRIC
ENVIRONMENT. REF C PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT PLANS FOR A NET-CENTRIC
ENVIRONMENT BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF 'POST BEFORE PROCESSING' AND
DATA LEVEL INTEROPERABILITY. REF D ESTABLISHES POLICY AND ASSIGNS
RESPONSIBILITIES TO UNIFY DON DATA MANAGEMENT AND INTEROPERABILITY
(DMI) EFFORTS. REF E IS CMC PLANNING GUIDANCE PROMULGATING A VISION
FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT). REF F IMPLEMENTS SECTION 2223 OF
TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE AND SECTION 1401 ET SEQ. OF TITLE 40,
UNITED STATES CODE WHICH ESTABLISHES POLICY AND ASSIGNS
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM,
'IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBDIVISION E OF THE CLINGER-COHEN ACT OF 1996,'
JUNE 2, 1997, FOR GIG CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, ARCHITECTURE, AND
THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) AND DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE COMPONENTS. REF G ESTABLISHES THE RATIONALE AND
DIRECTS THE TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCOMPLISHING A SHARED DATA
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MARINE CORPS. REF H IS THE MARINE CORPS CIO
CHARTER.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO
ESTABLISH THE USE OF THE JOINT CONSULTATION COMMAND AND CONTROL
INFORMATION EXCHANGE DATA MODEL (JC3IEDM) AS THE CORE OF THE MARINE
CORPS' STANDARD VOCABULARY FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE; ADOPT POLICIES
CONTAINED IN REFS (A) THROUGH (H) AS USMC DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY;
OUTLINE BASIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ALERT MARINE CORPS
COMMANDS TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA NET-CENTRICITY.
2.BACKGROUND.
A. REF B OUTLINES THE VISION FOR MANAGING DATA BEYOND PREVIOUS
DEPENDENCE UPON STANDARDIZED, PREDEFINED, POINT-TO-POINT INTERFACES.
THE GOAL OF THE DOD IS TO POPULATE THE NETWORK WITH ALL RELEVANT
DATA AND TO ALLOW AUTHORIZED USERS AND APPLICATIONS ACCESS TO DATA
WITHOUT WAIT TIME FOR PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION.
B. INFORMATION IS NOT SIMPLY THE EXCHANGE OF BITS AND BYTES; IT MUST
INSTEAD BE HANDLED IN A WAY THAT LEADS TO THE SAME INFORMATION,
KNOWLEDGE, AND ULTIMATELY AWARENESS BEING MADE AVAILABLE ACROSS AND
BETWEEN COMPONENT SERVICES AND THEIR USERS. EACH SERVICE HAS TO
KNOW WHERE AUTHORITATIVE DATA IS LOCATED, THE MEANING AND CONTEXT OF
THE DATA, AND THE FORMAT(S) REQUIRED FOR DATA EXCHANGE.
C. TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION SHARING AND SYSTEMS
INTEROPERABILITY, THE DOD AND ITS COMPONENT SERVICES REQUIRE THE USE
OF DISCIPLINED DATA ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT METHODS.
D. THE USMC NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY INCLUDES: POLICIES,
GUIDELINES, STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS, MODELING, AND DOCUMENTATION OF
DATA, TOGETHER WITH STRATEGIES FOR DATA INTEGRATION, STORAGE,
RETRIEVAL, AND DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE. THE MARINE CORPS'
NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY DEFINES THE CONSTRUCTS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE
THE OBJECTIVES OF NET-CENTRIC DATA AND ENABLES THE EXCHANGE OF
INFORMATION IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
3. THE MARINE CORPS' NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY INVOLVES THE FULL
RANGE OF DATA ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES INCLUDING DATA ADMINISTRATION,
DATA MANAGEMENT, DATA SECURITY, DATA ALIGNMENT, AND DATA
TRANSFORMATION.
A. DATA ADMINISTRATION IS THE PROCESS OF MANAGING THE INFORMATION
EXCHANGE NEEDS THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE
DOCUMENTATION OF THE SOURCE, THE FORMAT, CONTEXT AND FIDELITY OF THE
DATA.
B. DATA MANAGEMENT IS PLANNING, ORGANIZING AND MANAGING DATA BY
DEFINING AND USING RULES, METHODS, TOOLS AND OTHER AVAILABLE
RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY, CLARIFY, DEFINE AND STANDARDIZE THE MEANING
OF DATA.
C. DATA ALIGNMENT ENSURES THAT THE DATA TO BE EXCHANGED EXISTS IN
THE PARTICIPATING SYSTEMS AS AN INFORMATION ENTITY OR THAT THE
NECESSARY INFORMATION CAN BE DERIVED FROM THE DATA AVAILABLE.
D. DATA TRANSFORMATION IS THE TECHNICAL PROCESS OF PREPARING AND
FORMATTING DATA TO MATCH THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS
BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
4. THE COMMON INFORMATION MODEL (CIM) IS THE PRIMARY TOOL/ARTIFACT
USED TO DESIGN, MANAGE, GOVERN AND ADMINISTER THE MARINE CORPS NET
CENTRIC DATA ARCHITECTURE. THE CIM PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR SHARED
VOCABULARY AND SEMANTIC CONSTRUCTS TOGETHER WITH DATA RELATIONSHIP
INFORMATION THAT ARE PREREQUISITE TO SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND
APPLICATION INTEROPERABILITY.
A. THE JOINT CONSULTATION COMMAND AND CONTROL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
DATA MODEL (JC3IEDM) IS AN INFORMATION MODEL THAT HAS DEFINED AN
IMPRESSIVE SET OF OBJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE WARFIGHTING MISSION
AREA. THE MODEL IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY SEVERAL DOD COMPONENTS,
COALITION FORCES, AS WELL AS NON-DOD FEDERAL AND COMMERCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS. JC3IEDM IS WELL REGARDED AS AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE
DATA MODEL AND WILL SERVE AS THE STARTING POINT FOR THE MARINE
CORPS' NET CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY COMMON INFORMATION MODEL. JC3IEDM
IS HEREIN ADOPTED AS THE CORE OF THE MARINE CORPS' COMMON
INFORMATION MODEL AND THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THE MARINE CORPS
NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY (NCDS) IS BASED. ALL MARINE CORPS
ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE DEVELOPING SYSTEMS MUST MAKE PROVISIONS FOR
DATA EXCHANGE VIA JC3IEDMS. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON JC3IEDM
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:SLASH SLASH WWW.MIP-SITE.ORG SLASH.
5. MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. THE MARINE CORPS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) PROVIDES DATA
STRATEGY VISION AND GENERAL OVERSIGHT. THE CIO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PUBLICATION OF THE NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY AND THE ATTENDANT
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. THE CIO DESIGNATES THE MARINE CORPS DATA
ADMINISTRATOR (MCDA). THE MCDA WILL OPERATE FROM THE C4 NETWORK
PLANS AND POLICY (CP) DIVISION.
B. THE MCDA IS THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL DATA
MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND EXECUTES THE MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA
STRATEGY ON BEHALF OF THE CIO. THE MCDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING
THE IDENTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND SUPPORT OF MISSION-ESSENTIAL
DATA STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS AND FOR DISSEMINATING PLANS AND POLICIES.
THE MCDA REPRESENTS
THE MARINE CORPS TO DOD AND DON ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO NET-CENTRIC
DATA STRATEGY.
C. THE MCDA CHAIRS THE MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA WORKING GROUP
(NCDWG). THE NET-CENTRIC DATA WORKING GROUP WILL HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL MARINE CORPS FORCES COMMANDS, HQMC STAFF
AGENCIES, MCCDC AND MARCORSYSCOM. THE MCDA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
NCDWG DEVELOPS MARINE CORPS DATA MANAGEMENT BUSINESS PLANS AND
UNIQUE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT ALL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. THE NCDWG WILL CONVENE WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE
PUBLICATION OF THIS MARADMIN.
D. MCCDC IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY
REQUIREMENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE REQUIREMENTS GENERATION
PROCESS FOR WARFIGHTER SYSTEMS.
E. MARCORSYSCOM SHALL ENSURE MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA
REQUIREMENTS ARE FACTORED INTO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATERIAL
ACQUISITION PROCESS. MARCORSYSCOM PRODUCT GROUP DIRECTORS WILL
ENSURE THAT THE MARINE CORPS NET-CENTRIC DATA POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED
DURING DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THAT DATA IS
MANAGED AS A SHARED RESOURCE. PRODUCT GROUP DIRECTORS WILL ALSO
TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT DATA AND LEVERAGE INFORMATION
ENGINEERING PRACTICES AND METHODOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT THE MARINE
CORPS DATA POLICY. THE MCDA WILL WORK WITH PMS AND FUNCTIONAL USERS
OF LEGACY/CORPORATE SYSTEMS TO APPLY DATA ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES,
AS DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE, TO ACHIEVE NET-CENTRIC DATA
PRINCIPLES: VISIBLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, INTEROPERABLE, AND
TRUSTED DATA.
6. THIS GUIDANCE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. ADDITIONAL DETAIL WILL
FOLLOW UNDER SEPARATE COVER.//