Resources / Tools
September 23, 2016
DoD ESI is an official DoD initiative sponsored by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead in the establishment and management of enterprise COTS IT agreements, assets, and policies. DoD ESI ...
September 12, 2016
This article provides information on how DoD ESI is on the leading edge of trends in the software licensing world and the impacts they have on the Government.
September 02, 2016
The ESI web site provides unique sets of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for both Customers and Vendors. If you cannot find an answer to your questions in one of the FAQs, please use the "Ask an ...
June 01, 2016
DoD ESI is a joint project designed to implement a software enterprise management process within DoD. By pooling current and future requirements for commercial software and presenting a single ...
May 17, 2016
This brochure provides a visual mapping of the tools and resources available on the DoD ESI Website.Education, Support, and Tools Portfolio Brochure
January 31, 2014
This Tool Kit addresses “how to do business with ESI” as well as policies (i.e., certifications and net-worthiness) appropriate to at least the larger Components. DoD ESI will ensure this Tool Kit is ...
March 12, 2013
Information is collected from the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative website log files for statistical purposes.
February 28, 2013
The Department of Defense ESI (DoD ESI) website is provided as a public service by the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer.
September 30, 2011
DoD ESI Agreements are open for ordering by all DoD Components, including:
• Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
• Military Departments
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Unified ...
September 30, 2011
The following chart summarizes the contractual structure utilized by DoD ESI leveraging three key components of the contractual documents involved in a COTS software license:
December 22, 2009
Several of the ESI agreements offer paid inventories of software and related services. The following agreements have paid for inventory available to the DoD customer: McAfee and Symantec Anti-Virus ...
September 06, 2009
This section has been compiled to assist existing and prospective ESI vendors to gain access to helpful information organized for vendors.
August 31, 2009
DoD ESI's agreements may be used as ordering vehicles by all DoD organizations and authorized defense contractors, which include:
the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
the Military ...
August 31, 2009
The DoD ESI organizational structure is shown below. The principal operations of DoD ESI are conducted through the DoD ESI Working Group and Software Product Managers.
August 31, 2009
The ESI operates under these principles:
August 31, 2009
Since 2003, DoD ESI has partnered with GSA’s SmartBUY program to combine software requirements at the Federal level to act as one customer, reduce costs, and eliminate redundant purchases. Many DoD ...
August 31, 2009
The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) is establishing a DoD Net-Centric Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM) framework for managing the Department’s ...
August 31, 2009
ITAM is the set of business practices that join financial, contractual and inventory functions to support strategic decision making and life cycle management for the IT environment.
August 31, 2009
In January 2009, the DoD ITAM Community of Interest (COI) was launched with a governance structure at the Senior Executive Service (SES) level with representation from the DoD Military Departments ...
August 31, 2009
The DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy and Net-Centric Services Strategy outline a framework for supporting Net-Centric Warfare through Net-Centric Operations to provide the right information where ...
July 18, 2009
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