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MARADMIN 168/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 //
SUBJ/PROTECTED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION//
REF/A/DOC/IA PUB 5239-22/YMD:20031001//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/271400ZMAR2004//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/271400ZSEP2004//
REF/D/DOC/EKMS-1/YMD:20041001//
POC/K.G. HARTENSTINE/LTCOL/MCNOSC COI/-/TEL:DSN 278-1325
/TEL:COMM 703-784-1325/EMAIL:HARTENSTINEKG@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL//
POC/J.L. BAXTER/MAJ/HQMC C4 CP IA/-/TEL:DSN 223-3490
/TEL:COMM 703-693-3490/EMAIL:BAXTERJL@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
POC/R.W. DYKES/CIV/MARCORSYSCOM PMO/-/TEL:DSN 278-0931
/TEL:703-784-0931/EMAIL:RICHARD.W.DYKES@USMC.MIL//
POC/M. CANDLER/CTR/MCNOSC C AND A/-/TEL:DSN 378-0753
/TEL:COMM 703-432-0753/EMAIL:MCNOSCC&A@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS THE JOINT MARINE CORPS AND NAVY INFORMATION ASSURANCE
(IA) POLICY PUBLICATION ON PROTECTED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (PDS). IT
PROVIDES STANDARDS, AND GUIDANCE FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF A PROTECTED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. REF B DISCUSSES THE
USMC COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (COI) AND PROVIDES INITIAL PDS GUIDANCE.
REF C PROVIDES FURTHER GUIDANCE ON PDS, REITERATES THE NMCI
CLASSIFIED TRANSITION AND REQUESTS PHYSICAL SECURITY INFORMATION.
REF D IS THE EKMS-1 WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND POLICY CONCERNING
HANDLING OF COMSEC EQUIPMENT.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO IDENTIFY A
PROPOSED WAY AHEAD FOR USMC PDS CERTIFICATION AS WE TRANSITION TO
NMCI.
2. BACKGROUND
A. PDS INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS TO TRANSMIT UNENCRYPTED CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION THROUGH AN AREA OF LESSER CLASSIFICATION OR CONTROL.
IT MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS TO DETER EXPLOITATION. ALL PDS MUST BE VERIFIED TO BE
COMPLIANT BY A CERTIFIED TEMPEST TECHNICAL AUTHORITY (CTTA) AND
ACCREDITED BY THE SERVICE DESIGNATED APPROVAL AUTHORITY (DAA) FOR
CONNECTION AND OPERATION.
B. THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS, CERTIFIED PDS INFRASTRUCTURE
REMAINS A CRITICAL REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW FOR NMCI CLASSIFIED SEAT
ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) AND CUTOVER. AS CITED IN REF C,
THE USMC IS (FISCALLY) RESPONSIBLE FOR RENOVATING EXISTING PDS THAT
DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN REF A.
3. POLICY
A. TAKE REF A FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. USMC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING
THOSE IN NMCI CLASSIFIED SEAT AOR AND THOSE PRE-AOR MUST ENSURE PDS
UNDER THEIR CONTROL MEET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO NMCI
CUTOVER. ALL PDS MUST BE CERTIFIED AS COMPLIANT WITH REF A, B, AND
C.
B. FOR PROPOSED PDS DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS, FOLLOW GUIDANCE
CITED IN REF A. CURRENTLY, ALL PDS PACKAGES, EITHER NEW OR EXISTING
FOR RE-ACCREDITATION, MUST FIRST GO TO THE MCNOSC FOR CATALOGING AND
TRACKING PURPOSES. THEN TO SPAWARSYSCEN CODE 723.
C. SEND PACKAGES TO MCNOSC FOR CATALOGING AND TRACKING PURPOSES.
HQMC C4 IA AND MCNOSC WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORWARDING PACKAGES TO
SPAWAR.
D. MARINE CORPS ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FUND ON-SITE
INSPECTIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR VERIFICATION. PDS
CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION (C&A) AND COMPLIANCE WITH REF A WILL
BE ADDED TO THE IG INSPECTION PROGRAM.
E. PROPER HANDLING OF COMSEC WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D.
4. STATUS AND WAY AHEAD. IN PREPARATION FOR CUTOVER TO NMCI AND AS
A MEANS TO EXPEDITE PDS CERTIFICATION, HQMC C4, MCNOSC, AND
MARCORSYSCOM ARE FORMULATING A PLAN TO BRING PDS INSPECTION AND
EVENTUALLY CERTIFICATION CAPABILITY TO THE MARINE CORPS. THE FOLLOW
ON GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE CTTA CAPABILITY TO THE MARINE CORPS. TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS, HQMC HAS DESIGNATED THE COMSEC PROGRAM MANAGER TO
BEGIN CTTA CERTIFICATION TRAINING. ONCE A CTTA CERTIFICATION
CAPABILITY IS ESTABLISHED, HQMC WILL JOIN THE DON CTTA GROUP IN
PROVIDING PDS CERTIFICATION CAPABILITY.
5. QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS CITED.//