MARADMINS : 698/13
R 301753Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 698/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS TRANSITION TO THE GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (G-TSCMIS)//
REF/A/HQMC PPO/MCO 5710.6B/20SEP2012//
REF/B/JOINT STAFF/J5/G-TSCMIS RELEASE 1 BUSINESS RULES/1MAY2013//
POC/MILLER, J.L./CIV/PPO/PL/COMM: 703-692-4340/EMAIL: JAMES.L.MILLER5 AT USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5710.6B ON USMC SECURITY COOPERATION. REF B IS THE JOINT STAFF, J-5 G-TSCMIS BUSINESS RULES, APPLICABLE TO ALL USERS OF THE G-TSCMIS DATABASE.
//GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN DETAILS THE MARINE CORPS TRANSITION FROM THE SERVICE-SPONSORED MARINE CORPS THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MC-TSCMIS) TO THE JOINT, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE GLOBAL-TSCMIS (G-TSCMIS).
2. SITUATION.
2.A. ALONGSIDE ALL DOD COMBATANT COMMANDS, SERVICES, AND AGENCIES, THE MARINE CORPS WILL TRANSITION TO THE JOINT G-TSCMIS IN LATE FEBRUARY 2014.
2.B. G-TSCMIS PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, UP-TO-DATE PICTURE OF U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION (SC) ACTIVITIES WORLD-WIDE. IT PROVIDES DECISION-MAKERS, SC PLANNERS AND OTHER USERS WITH THE ABILITY TO VIEW, MANAGE, ASSESS, AND REPORT SC ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. G-TSCMIS CONTRIBUTES TO PLANNING MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATIVE SECURITY ACTIVITIES TO ALIGN OR MEET DESIRED OUTCOMES IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL AND OR GLOBAL OBJECTIVES. IT SUPPORTS THE MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, AND ALLOCATION OF SC FUNDING AND ASSISTS WITH IDENTIFYING REDUNDANT SC INVESTMENTS.
2.C. G-TSCMIS DEVELOPMENT IS BASED UPON A SPIRAL MODEL, WHEREBY SYSTEM UPGRADES WILL BE APPLIED INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME. G-TSCMIS RELEASE 1 - SCHEDULED FOR LATE FEBRUARY 2014 - WILL BE IMPROVED UPON IN RELEASES 2-5, SPREAD ACROSS FISCAL YEARS 2014-2016.
2.D. IN ORDER FOR G-TSCMIS RELEASE 1 TO REACH FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (FOC) IN FEBRUARY 2014, ALL DATA FROM INDEPENDENT TSCMIS SYSTEMS MUST BE PAUSED, EXPORTED, AND UPLOADED INTO THE GLOBAL SYSTEM. DURING THIS DATA TRANSITION PHASE, USERS OF MC-TSCMIS WILL BE UNABLE TO ADD OR EDIT DATA IN MC-TSCMIS.
3. EXECUTION.
3.A. THE MC-TSCMIS DATA TRANSITION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 21 JANUARY 2014 UNTIL THE OPERATIONAL FIELDING OF G-TSCMIS IN LATE FEBRUARY 2014.
3.B. UNTIL 20 JANUARY 2014 USERS SHOULD UPDATE, EDIT, OR COMPLETE ALL CURRENT MC-TSCMIS SC ENTRIES IOT ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REF A AND PUBLISHED QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
3.C. AS OF 2359 HOURS EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) 20 JANUARY 2014, MARINE CORPS USERS WILL CEASE ENTERING SC EVENT DATA INTO THE MC-TSCMIS SYSTEM. SC EVENT DATA THAT SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO TSCMIS WILL BE RETAINED AND ENTERED INTO G-TSCMIS AS SOON AS THE JOINT SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL IN LATE FEBRUARY 2014.
3.D. MC-TSCMIS DATA WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR VIEW-ONLY PURPOSES (E.G., DATA REPORTS AND POC INFORMATION).
3.E. CURRENT MC-TSCMIS USER ACCOUNTS WILL ALL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO G-TSCMIS. ACCOUNT IDS AND PASSWORDS WILL REMAIN THE SAME; NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TO TRANSITION ACCOUNTS. G-TSCMIS TRAINING WILL NOT BE REQUIRED OF CURRENT, ACTIVE ACCOUNT HOLDERS.
3.F. IAW REF B, NEW USERS MAY BEGIN REQUESTING ACCOUNTS AND ACCESSING ONLINE TRAINING UPON FIELDING OF G-TSCMIS. THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ONLINE TRAINING WILL BE A PREREQUISITE TO OBTAINING AN ACCOUNT. PROOF OF TRAINING CERTIFICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE POCS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4.
3.G. HQMC WILL INFORM MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE VIA MARADMIN WHEN G-TSCMIS HAS REACHED FOC (ESTIMATED LATE FEBRUARY 2014) AND REPORTING CAN RESUME. SPECIFIC MARINE CORPS BUSINESS RULES TO SUPPLEMENT DIRECTION FROM JOINT STAFF, J-5 WILL BE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL USERS.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION IS THE FUNCTIONAL SPONSOR FOR MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION IN G-TSCMIS. QUESTIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO MR. JIM MILLER, DEPUTY SECURITY COOPERATION SECTION, JAMES.L.MILLER5 AT USMC.MIL, 703-692-4340, AND MS. PATRICIA PUTTMANN, SECURITY COOPERATION ANALYST, PATRICIA.PUTTMANN.CTR AT USMC.MIL, 703-693-1364.
5. COMMAND & SIGNAL. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY GS-15 JEFFREY DEWEESE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//