CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
DM 3520-000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 4 – General
Information
1 Purpose 2
2 Cancellation 3
3 Scope 3
4 Abbreviations 3
3520-001
Part 1 –
Configuration Management Policy & Responsibilities
1 Background 1
2 Policy 10
3 Procedures 11
4 Responsibilities 12
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
DEPARTMENTAL MANUAL
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Number: 3520-000 |
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SUBJECT: Configuration
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DATE: July 15, 2004 |
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CHAPTER 4
GENERAL INFORMATION
1 PURPOSE
The purpose of this chapter is to define Configuration Management (CM) and describe its constituent functions, processes, and procedures. The chapter is presented in a two-part structure. Part one is devoted to CM policy and responsibilities. It provides the high-level statements of CM policy, identifies the CM standards to be adopted and followed, and also describes responsibilities for operation of CM within USDA. The establishment of this policy is intended to demonstrate USDA’s commitment to implement a quality CM system to control changes to system environments as required by regulation and defined by Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Integrated – Systems Engineering/Software Capability Maturity Model (CMMI–SE/SW).
The
following regulations, directives and standards mandate this policy: Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-130, Appendix III, November 30, 2000; National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications 800-14,
Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Securing Information Technology
Systems & 800-12, An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook, http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-12/;
DR 3130-001, Acquisition of IRM Resources, http://www.usda.gov/ocio/directives/DR/DR3130-001.htm; DM-3200-001, http://www.usda.gov/ocio/directives/DM/DM3200-001.htm
, and DM-3200-002, http://www.usda.gov/ocio/directives/DM/DM3200-002.htm;
Management:
A Project Managers Guide to Applications Systems Life Cycle Management;
Carnegie Mellon, Software Engineering Institute (SEI), System
Engineering/Software Integrated Capability Maturity Model (CMMI-SE/SW) version
1.1,
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/products/v1.1se-sw-cont.pdf;
ANSI/EIA-649-1998 National Consensus Standard for CM and MIL Handbook-61. [Note: ANSI/EIA-649-1998 National Consensus
Standard for CM, will require the purchase of a licensing agreement with the
Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA). Mil-HDBK-61 is free and available for
download from http://www.acq.osd.mil/io/se/cm&dm/pdf_files/MIL-HDBK-61A.pdf]
2 CANCELLATION
This
Departmental Manual will be in effect until superseded.
3 SCOPE
This
manual applies to all USDA agencies, programs, teams, organizations,
appointees, employees, and other activities.
4 ABBREVIATIONS
ANSI/EIA - American National Standards
Institute/Electronic
Industries Alliance
CC - Configuration Control
CCA - Change Control Authority
CCB - Configuration Control Board
CI - Configuration Item
CM - Configuration Management
CMA - CM Authority
CML - CM Librarian
CMMI - Capability Maturity
Model Integrated
CMP - CM Plan
CMS - CM Specialist
COTS - Commercial Off the Shelf
CR - Change Request
CS - Cyber Security
CSA - Configuration Status
Accounting
CVA - Configuration Verification and
Audit
DAA - Designated Accrediting
Authority
DM - Department Manual
DR - Department Regulation
FCA - Functional Configuration Audit
GEIA - Government/Electronic Industries
Association
GSS - General Support System
HWCI - Hardware Configuration Item
IPT - Integrated Product Team
KPA - Key Process Area
LAN - Local Area Network
MIL - Military
MSA - Major Software Application
NFC - National Finance Center
NIST - National Institute of
Standards and Technology
NITC - National Information Technology
Center
OCIO - Office of the Chief Information
Officer
OMB - Office of Management &
Budget
PCA - Physical Configuration Audit
POA&M - Program Of Action and Milestones
SBU - Sensitive But Unclassified
SCM - Software CM
SEI - Software Engineering
Institute
SWCI - Software Configuration Item
TFM - Trusted Facilities Manual
USDA - United States Department of
Agriculture