Office of the Chief Information Officer &
High Performance Computing and Communications
NOAA Web Infrastructure Policy: Provision of Internet Services
This policy is issued by the NOAA Chief Information Officer.
Certified by: CIO Council
DATES: Effective date: September 29, 2003. Last Revision: August 19, 2008.
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Provision of Internet Services
Policy:
An agreement between the participating organizations is required for NOAA to provide Internet services for an external organization, or for an external organization to provide Internet services for NOAA. The agreement must:
- be reviewed and approved by the NOAA Office of the General Counsel and, in some cases, will require the review and approval of the Department of Commerce General Counsel;
- be reviewed and approved by the NOAA Chief Information Office;
- be authorized under applicable transactional and programmatic legal authorities;
- for Joint Project Agreements, demonstrate a mutual interest, and that costs are equitably apportioned;
- for Economy Act Agreements, show that the services being obtained from the agency could not be obtained from a private source for a lower cost;
- clearly delineate sources of information to be provided;
- address how content will be managed by the parties, and comply with all applicable laws and directives.
Purpose and Authority:
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that NOAA Internet resources are used
only to support NOAA’s mission and to prevent the creation of
unauthorized performance obligations.
Scope:
This policy applies to Internet services provided by NOAA to an external
organization, and to Internet services provided by an external organization to
NOAA.
Terms and Discussion:
Internet Services include hosting of Web pages, Web sites, Internet discussion
forums, list servers, email-based collaboration services, and any other
Internet-based service. [Transactional and programmatic legal authorities means
laws and regulations granting government legal authority for activity, e.g., NWS
Organic Act, 15 U.S.C. 313, OMB A-76, Economy Act, etc.]
The noaa.gov domain may be used only for sites that are fully compliant with
NOAA and DOC policies.
Resources:
Powerpoint presentation about this policy
Sample Joint Project Agreement
Template for Joint Project Agreement
Summary of Revisions |
August 19, 2008: Added link to main NOAA Web policies page. Authority reference removed.
January 9, 2008: Added Resources to aid in compliance.
October 29, 2007: References to W-1 and W-2 (W-naming) removed.
March 1, 2006: The url for NAO 212-14 was updated.
July 21, 2005: The wording was revised to clarify the original policy dated September 29, 2003. The title was changed from Internet Services to Provision of Internet Services. A sentence was moved regarding the noaa.gov domain name from Section 1 to Terms and Discussion. A statement was added in the policy that reads: The agreement must be reviewed and approved by the NOAA Chief Information Office. The Scope was revised and now states to which services this policy applies. (Link to previous version: http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/CIOW-5superceded.pdf)