R 030139ZSEP08
MARADMIN 488/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/PUBLIC WEBSITE MIGRATIONS INTO MARINES.MIL//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAVINST 5720.47/YMD:19990701//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD POLICY MEMO/YMD:19980109//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD POLICY MEMO/YMD:19981125//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/C4 WESITE ADMIN POLICY/291914ZAUG2001//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG 218-08/NEW MARINE CORPS WEBSITE/DMY:10042008//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/COMMUNICATIONS TASKING ORDER/081845ZNOV2005//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/FRAGO 8 TO JTF-GNO OPORD 05-21/03APR2008//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5720.47 DTD 01JUL1999
REF B IS DOD POLICY MEMORANDUM DTD 09JAN1998
REF C IS DOD POLICY MEMORANDUM DTD 25NOV1998
REF D IS C4 WEB SITE ADMIN POLICY DTD 291914ZAUG2001
REF E IS MARADMIN 218/08 NEW MARINE CORPS WEBSITE WWW.MARINES.MIL
DTD 10APR2008
REF F IS COMMUNICATIONS TASKING ORDER (CTO) 05-21,
DOD-WIDE NETWORK SECURITY STAND-DOWN AND DETAILS SUPPLEMENTAL
TAILORED RESPONSE OPTIONS FOR GLOBAL INFOCON ALPHA (U/FOUO) DTD
081845ZNOV2005
REF G IS FRAGO 8 TO JTF-GNO OPORD 05-21 (U) OPERATION AND DEFENSE
OF THE GIG (U) UPDATE TO CDR, JTF-GNO COMMANDER'S CRITICAL
INFORMATION REQUIREMENT (CCIR)(U) DTD 3 APR 2008//
POC/MARINES.MIL/MCEITS HELPDESK/UNIT:DIVPA/NAME:MCNEWS
/TEL:703-432-0383/EMAIL:MDMHELP@MCEITS.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-1. PURPOSE. THIS MSG ANNOUNCES THE FUTURE CHANGE
TO MCO 5720.76 ON WEB STANDARDS FOR PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE OFFICIAL
MARINE CORPS WEBSITES AND BEGINS THE PROCESS FOR MIGRATING SITES
INTO THE NEW OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE-WIDE WEB CONTENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
2. BACKGROUND. PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE MARINE CORPS WEBSITES CONTINUE
TO PROLIFERATE. THIS TREND HAS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NETWORK
SECURITY VULNERABILITIES AND SIGNIFICANT INCONSISTENCIES THROUGHOUT
THE CORPS' PUBLIC WEBSITES. DISTRIBUTED AND REDUNDANT WEB
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE CORPS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
INCONSISTENCIES IN WEBSITE NAVIGATION, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE,
LAYOUT AND DESIGN. THESE INCONSISTENCIES RESULT IN CONFUSION FOR
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCES, AS WELL AS, AN UNPROFESSIONAL
POSTURE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
3. SCOPE. THIS MSG APPLIES TO ALL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE OFFICIAL
MARINE CORPS WEBSITES.
4. EXCEPTIONS. THIS MSG DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING MARINE
CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WEBSITES DESIGNED FOR LEAD GENERATION:
MARINES.COM AND MARINEOFFICER.COM. IN ADDITION, USMC-MCCS.ORG IS
EXEMPT DUE TO ITS UNIQUE MISSION AND .ORG DOMAIN.
5. DISCUSSION. THE INTENT OF THIS MSG IS TO:
A. ANNOUNCE THE FUTURE DIRECTION FOR ALL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE
OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS WEBSITES.
B. COMMUNICATE THAT MCO 5720.76 IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION AND
WILL CHANGE TO REFLECT THE NEW MISSION OF MARINES.MIL AS THE
ENTERPRISE WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND HOSTING PROVIDER FOR
ALL OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS PUBLIC WEBSITES.
C. PROVIDE MIGRATION GUIDANCE TO UNITS INTERESTED IN
VOLUNTARILY MIGRATING INTO THE NEW MARINES.MIL BEFORE MANDATORY
MIGRATION.
6. ACTION.
A. REGISTER ALL OF YOUR UNIT'S OFFICIAL PUBLIC WEBSITES HERE:
HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/MDMSITES/DEFAULT.ASPX
THIS WEBSITE REQUIRES A MCEITS ACCOUNT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN
ACCOUNT PLEASE CONTACT THE HELP DESK (MDMHELP@MCEITS.USMC.MIL, 703
432 0383) TO GET SET UP. THE MARINES.MIL MIGRATION SUPPORT TEAM
WILL ANALYZE ALL PUBLIC WEBSITES SUBMITTED, CONTACT THE POC
DESIGNATED AND DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES TO ASSIST IN
THE MIGRATION OF THOSE SITES INTO THE MARINES.MIL CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. LEVEL OF SITE MIGRATION SUPPORT WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE
SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE WEBSITE SUBMITTED.
B. UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PERFORM A SITE INVENTORY PRIOR TO
SUBMITTING THEIR UNIT'S WEBSITE TO THE FORUM ABOVE TO DETERMINE
MISSION CRITICAL DATA AND PROPERLY PRESENT THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE
MIGRATION EFFORT. CONTENT DETERMINED TO BE OUTDATED BY THE
WEBMASTER SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ESTIMATED SCOPE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL STURDEVANT, G. A., DIRECTOR, DIVISION
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//