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SUBJ/NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET UPDATE NUMBER 3//
RMKS/1. THIS IS THE THIRD MESSAGE IN A SERIES THAT UPDATES
NMCI-RELATED ISSUES; THE FIRST TWO CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.CIO.USMC.MIL/C4.
2. RELEVANT USMC NMCI ISSUES ARE LISTED BELOW:
A. NMCI FISCAL CONCERNS: RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM MARFORS
AND OTHER MAJOR COMMANDS WITH INITIAL ESTIMATES OF REQUIRED NMCI
SEAT ALLOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH HQMC C4 AND P&R ARE STILL EVALUATING THE
DATA, INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT TAILORING OF SEAT OPTIONS WILL
ENABLE COMMANDS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS AND STAY WITHIN BUDGET
GUIDELINES. III MEF/MCB JAPAN WILL BE EVALUATED FOLLOWING OCONUS CLIN
DEFINITIZATION; OCONUS DUE DILIGENCE 1-14 APR 01. ALTHOUGH NMCI WILL
BE FUNDED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN MCEN, NMCI WILL ALSO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT COMMANDS, THUS
ANSWERING SERVICE SHORTFALLS THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BEEN ADDRESSED
AS FUTURE MCEN REQUIREMENTS.
B. NMCI AND A-76: NMCI PROVIDES NEW SERVICES IN THE FORM OF A
DON-WIDE INTRANET; THEREFORE, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A-76 GUIDELINES.
IMPLEMENTATION OF NMCI WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY MARINE CORPS CIVILIANS
BEING FORCED TO LEAVE GOVERNMENT SERVICE. ALL MARINE CIVILIANS IN
NMCI-LIKE BILLETS WILL BE OFFERED OTHER GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OR
INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH EDS.
C. USMC NMCI TRANSITION TIMELINE: THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE WAS
TENTATIVELY APPROVED AT THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STEERING GROUP
(ITSG) MTG ON 27 MAR 01. ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) DATES
SHOWN BELOW REFLECT THE PROPOSED DATE FOR TRANSFER OF THE USMC
"AS-IS" NETWORK AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO EDS. SUBSEQUENTLY,
EDS WILL UPGRADE TO MEET NMCI STANDARDS. TO ENSURE ALL NMCI NETWORK
UPGRADES ARE ACCOMPLISHED MARINE CORPS-WIDE, EDS WILL ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL REGIONS PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY
NETWORK UPGRADES.
- NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AOR: 1 APR 02
- EAST COAST AOR: 15 MAY 02
- SOUTHEAST AOR: 1 JUN 02
- WEST COAST AOR: 1 AUG 02
- HAWAII AOR: 15 AUG 02
- MARFORRES AOR: 15 SEP 02
- FAR EAST AOR: 15 OCT 02
- MARFOREUR/MARFORK AOR: TBA
D. LEGACY APPLICATIONS RATIONALIZATION AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS:
PEO-IT RELEASED MSG 282200Z FEB 01 (WWW.CTFNMCI.NAVY.MIL/OPERATIONS/
TRANSITION/R282200Z.HTM) THAT SUMMARIZES A FOUR-STEP PROCESS FOR
CERTIFYING LEGACY APPS FOR USE ON THE NMCI. THIS EFFORT REQUIRES
FULL-TIME, UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. WE WILL LEVERAGE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPROVE STANDARDIZATION AND REDUCE INSTANCES OF DUPLICATION OF
COTS/GOTS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS.
E. LESSONS LEARNED: USN 1ST INCREMENT NMCI INSTALLS ARE WELL
UNDERWAY. THE NMCI TRANSITION PROCESS IS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY WITH
FEWER PROBLEMS THAN ANTICIPATED. A LESSONS LEARNED MTG, HELD ON 1
MAR 01, YIELDED INFORMATION THAT WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE TO MARINE
CORPS NMCI CUSTOMERS. LESSONS LEARNED BRIEFINGS AND ANSWERS TO
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ'S) ARE POSTED ON THE EDS NMCI WEBSITE
(WWW.EDS.COM/NMCI).
F. SIGNIFICANT CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED ON 2 APR 01.
- A "CLASSIFIED THIN CLIENT" FOR SECURE ENCLAVES OF 30 USERS OR MORE
IS NOW AVAILABLE.
- THE "CLASSIFIED CONNECTIVITY UPGRADE PACKAGE" IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR
GOVERNMENT-OWNED WORKSTATIONS AND LAPTOPS TO BE USED FOR LIMITED
SERVICE EMBARKABLES.
G. SEAMLESS DEPLOYED/GARRISON INTERFACE: OPERATING FORCES' COMPUTERS
MUST BE ABLE TO UNPLUG FROM NMCI AND CONNECT TO TACTICAL NETWORKS. A
COMBINED NAVY/MARINE CORPS WORKING GROUP IS ACTIVELY WORKING THIS
ISSUE.
H. REMOTE ACCESS: MANY OPTIONS FOR REMOTE ACCESS ARE BEING
INVESTIGATED. A WORKING GROUP IS EVALUATING SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS
WITH VARYING DEGREES OF ACCESS, SECURITY, AND COST.
3. ADDITIONAL NMCI DATA CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE 'NMCI' LINK ON THE
WWW.CIO.USMC.MIL/C4 WEB PAGE. OTHER DETAILS ON NMCI IMPLEMENTATION
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EDS.COM/NMCI.//
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