R 271911Z AUG 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 426/13
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/HQMC C4/061806ZJUL2011//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/NATIONAL ARCHIVES/YMD:20100401//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20030206//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20071128//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CJCS/YMD:20110209//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/HQMC C4/YMD:20121207//
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 WHICH 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, THE DOD POLICY ON INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) IMPLEMENTATION. REF F IS DODI8510, THE DOD INSTRUCTION THAT ESTABLISHES A CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS TO MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IA CAPABILITIES. REF G IS THE CJCSI 6510.01F INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND SUPPORT TO COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND). REF H IS THE USMC ENTERPRISE CYBERSECURITY DIRECTIVE 018, MARINE CORPS CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS.//
POC/HANK COSTA/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4CP/NAME:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:(571)256-9081//
POC/STEPHEN CABRIAN/CIV/UNIT:MCSC PG-10/NAME:QUANTICO VA/TEL:(703)432-7473//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT OFFICERS, COMMAND INFORMATION AND G6 OFFICERS, AND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS CONCERNING THE OPERATING SYSTEMS (OS) AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON THE MARINE CORPS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (MCIE) AND ASSOCIATED MCIE ARCHITECTURE.
2. BACKGROUND. WINDOWS 7 (64 BIT) IS CURRENTLY THE STANDARD WINDOWS OS ON THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN). AS OF 01 JANUARY 2012, ALL WINDOWS VISTA OS OR EARLIER VERSIONS AND ALL WINDOWS SERVER 2003 OR EARLIER VERSIONS, ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR NEW INSTALL ON COMPUTERS OR SERVERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE MCEN.
3. GUIDANCE
3.A. THE MARINE CORPS WILL COMPLETE MIGRATION TO THE WINDOWS 7 ENTERPRISE 64-BIT OS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2013. BASED ON THE SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (STIG) AUTHORIZATION IN REF B, EXCEPTIONS TO THE WINDOWS OS ARE ALLOWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ONCE APPROVED BY THE MARINE CORPS AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL (AO) VIA THE LOCAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGER (ISSM) CHAIN.
3.B. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF APPROVED SOFTWARE FOR BOTH SECURE INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTING NETWORK (SIPRNET) AND NON-SECURE 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 10.0
(4) MICROSOFT SERVER 2008 R2 AND 2012
(5) BELMANAGE VERSION 8.0E OR HIGHER SOFTWARE MUST BE INSTALLED ON ALL COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO THE MCEN.
3.C. WINDOWS 8 TABLETS AND ULTRA BOOKS ARE ALLOWED ON THE MCEN ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ONCE APPROVED BY THE MCEN AO.
3.D. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE APPLIES TO ALL COMPUTERS PURCHASED WHETHER FOR USE ON THE MCEN OR STAND ALONE.
(1) NEW HARDWARE MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE 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 (WIN-7), UNLESS PRIOR EXCEPTION AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGARPH 3A HAS BEEN OBTAINED VIA THE MCEN AO.
(3) ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ACQUISITIONS SHALL BE SUPPORTED VIA THE USMC MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENTS 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) NO COST UPGRADES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED THROUGH THE MCSELMS PROGRAM.
(6) ENTERPRISE WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF WINDOWS 8 WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
(7) MARINE CORPS RECORDS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES SHALL BE ADHERED TO FOR ALL VERSIONS OF OS SOFTWARE REMOVED FROM OR INSTALLED ON COMPUTER HARDWARE OPERATING ON THE MCEN PER REF D.
(8) EFFECTIVE 01 APRIL 2014, THE WIN-XP OS IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO CONNECT TO THE MCEN. ANY MISSION CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS REQUIRING WIN-XP WILL REQUIRE MCEN AO APPROVAL TO REMAIN ON THE MCEN.
(9) ALL OS IN USE ON THE MCEN WILL ADHERE TO REFS E AND F.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4.//