R 091700Z DEC 03
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MARADMIN 568/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (MCEITS)
/ENGINEERING SUPPORT//
POC/F. X. BRADY/LTCOL/HQMC C4 CP CIO/-/TEL:703-693-9970
/EMAIL:BRADYFX@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE MARINE CORPS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER(CIO),
IN COORDINATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM DOD, DON, MARINE CORPS
FUNCTIONAL AREAS, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND OPERATING FORCES, IS
DEVELOPING THE COMMON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE IT SERVICES (MCEITS) INITIATIVE IS
ALIGNING OUR IT RESOURCES (MANPOWER, SKILL SETS, HARDWARE,
SOFTWARE, FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND BUDGET) TO CREATE AN
ENTERPRISE-WIDE ENVIRONMENT OF SHARED IT SERVICES THAT ARE RELIABLE,
SECURE, EFFICIENT, AND RESPONSIVE. MCEITS IS THE INITIAITVE THAT
ALIGNS THE MARINE CORPS WITH THE DOD GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID
ENTERPRISE SERVICES (GIG-ES) AND NETWORK-CENTRIC STRATEGY.
2. FORMERLY, LEGACY APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED TO SATISFY SPECIFIC
BUSINESS OR OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDED PROCUREMENT OF
INDEPENDENT AND DIVERSE HARDWARE AS WELL AS ACCOMPANYING DATABASES
AND WERE HOSTED IN VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE A
PROLIFERATION OF APPLICATION SERVERS AND DATABASES THROUGHOUT THE
MARINE CORPS THAT ARE EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE, DEPLOY,
MANAGE, AND MAINTAIN. INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING AND LIMITED USMC
SURVEYS HAVE INDICATED THAT ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY IS USED, LEAVING CRITICAL RESOURCES IDLE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBERS OF TRAINED AND SKILLED PERSONNEL AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO DWINDLE WHILE
USER EXPECTATIONS AND SYSTEM SOPHISTICATION INCREASES. MCEITS HAS
BEGUN TO TRANSFORM THE MANNER IN WHICH WE PROVIDE IT SERVICES TO THE
MARINE CORPS.
3. MCEITS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS: IT DATA
CENTERS, A SHARED DATA ENVIRONMENT, AND PORTAL AND PRESENTATION
TECHNOLOGY. MCEITS WILL CONSOLIDATE SERVERS INTO REGIONAL IT
CENTERS, ELIMINATING WASTE AND REDUNDANCY, WHILE LEVERAGING THE
SKILLS OF OUR CURRENT WORK FORCE, AND MAXIMIZE OUR IT INVESTMENT.
ADDITIONALLY A COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS THE INTRODUCTION OF
SOPHISTICATED IT TOOLS SUCH AS PORTAL, SEARCH, AND DISCOVERY
SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMAND OR
PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT. THE MARINE CORPS WILL FURNISH COMMON
SERVICES SUCH AS APPLICATION AND DATABASE HOSTING, ACCESS TO SHARED
AUTHORITATIVE DATA, SECURITY, TRANSPORT, COLLABORATION, AND
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ON AN ENTERPRISE LEVEL. MCEITS
WILL REDUCE THE BURDEN ON COMMANDERS BY ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS ON
THEIR CORE MISSION AND NOT ON MAINTAINING A SUPPORTING IT
INFRASTRUCTURE. MCEITS ESTABLISHES A CONSISTENT ENVIRONMENT AND A
FRAMEWORK THAT ENABLES APPLICATION DEVELOPERS TO BUILD, TEST, AND
CERTIFY APPLICATIONS IN A DEFINED, REPEATABLE, MANAGED, PROCESS THAT
PUTS FUNCTIONALITY INTO A USER'S HANDS MUCH QUICKER.
4. IN ORDER TO TRANSITION MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO THIS
ENTERPRISE IT ENVIRONMENT, A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL USMC,
NON-NMCI, SERVERS IS REQUIRED, E.G. WHAT DO WE HAVE, WHERE ARE THEY
LOCATED, WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR, ETC. THE CIO HAS CONTRACTED WITH
SANZ CORP TO CONDUCT A MARINE CORPS WIDE INVENTORY OF ALL
APPLICATION, WEB, DATABASE, AND NON-NMCI SERVERS. THIS SURVEY WILL
BE CONDUCTED OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AND WILL EMPLOY BOTH AUTOMATED
TOOLS AND USER/PROCESS OWNER INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO EXTRACT REQUIRED
DATA. THE RESULT WILL BE A THOROUGH ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS CASE
ANALYSIS THAT WILL RESULT IN AN ACTIONABLE IT CENTER DEVELOPMENT
PLAN AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONSOLIDATION
OPTIONS. THE EFFORT WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REGION AND MOVE OUT ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
SCHEDULE BELOW. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM MCNOSC AND
MARCORSYSCOM WILL ACCOMPANY THE SANZ SURVEY TEAM. DUE TO THE
AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE TEAM HAVE ACCESS TO
NETWORKS, SERVERS, AND KEY PERSONNEL AT YOUR LOCATIONS. WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED THE SCHEDULE BELOW AND REALIZE THAT OPERATIONAL
COMMITMENTS MAY IMPACT THIS SCHEDULE. MOST OF THE TEAM'S WORK WILL
BE NON-INTRUSIVE AND SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON YOUR OPERATIONS.
THE DATA COLLECTED AND THE ANALYSIS WILL HAVE LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS
FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGYACROSS THE MARINE CORPS, BOTH DEPLOYED AND IN GARRISON.
YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION OF THIS CRITICAL EFFORT IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
SITE 1 WASHINGTON, DC AUDIT 13 DAYS MON 12/01/03 WED 12/17/03
SITE 2 QUANTICO, VA AUDIT 20 DAYS MON 12/15/03 FRI 01/09/04
SITE 3 CAMP LEJEUNE, NC AUDIT 10 DAYS MON 01/12/04 FRI 01/23/04
SITE 4 CHERRY POINT, NC AUDIT 5 DAYS MON 01/26/04 FRI 01/30/04
SITE 5 NEW RIVER, NC AUDIT 3 DAYS MON 02/02/04 WED 02/04/04
SITE 6 NEW ORLEANS, LA AUDIT 3 DAYS MON 02/01/04 WED 02/04/04
SITE 7 KANSAS CITY, MO AUDIT 5 DAYS THU 02/05/04 WED 02/11/04
SITE 8 HAWAII AUDIT 7 DAYS THU 02/12/04 FRI 02/20/04
SITE 9 OKINAWA AUDIT 7 DAYS MON 02/23/04 TUE 03/02/04
SITE 10 IWAKUNI AUDIT 3 DAYS THU 03/04/04 MON 03/08/04
SITE 11 SEOUL, KOREA AUDIT 3 DAYS WED 03/10/04 FRI 03/12/04
SITE 12 BEAUFORT, SC AUDIT 5 DAYS MON 01/12/04 FRI 01/16/04
SITE 13 PARRIS ISLAND, SC AUDIT 3 DAYS MON 01/19/04 WED 01/21/04
SITE 14 ALBANY, GA AUDIT 5 DAYS MON 01/26/04 FRI 01/30/04
SITE 15 BLOUNT ISLAND, FL AUDIT 3 DAYS MON 02/02/04 WED 02/04/04
SITE 16 SAN DIEGO, CA AUDIT 5 DAYS MON 02/09/04 FRI 02/13/04
SITE 17 CAMP PENDLETON, CA AUDIT 10 DAYS MON 02/16/04 FRI 02/27/04
SITE 18 29 PALMS, CA AUDIT 3 DAYS MON 03/01/04 WED 03/03/04
SITE 19 BARSTOW, CA AUDIT 3 DAYS FRI 03/05/04 TUE 03/09/04
5. ACTION.
A. COMMANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD STOP ALL PROCUREMENTS OF
SERVERS AND DATABASES PENDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MCEITS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) WAIVER PROCESS.
B. THE RESULTS OF THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE MCEITS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. TARGET DATE JUNE 2004.
C. REQUEST FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS (FAMS) AND MARFORS IDENTIFY
APPROPRIATE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATING FORCE POCS AT
EACH OF THESE COMMANDS/LOCATIONS.
D. REQUEST MARFORS CONFIRM ABILITY TO HOST THE SURVEY TEAM DURING
THESE DATES, AND IF THE DATES ARE UNSUPPORTABLE REQUEST YOU IDENTIFY
AN ALTERNATIVE DATE.
E. ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PAR 5 C AND D SHOULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL NLT
19 DEC 03 TO THE FOLLOWING CIO POINTS OF CONTACT:
MR. DAVE MRAZIK, [MRAZIKDR@HQMC.USMC.MIL]
MS. KATHY KINCAID, [KINCAIDKM@HQMC.USMC.MIL]
PHONE (703) 693-9972/3 (DSN: 223).//