Friday 28 February 2014

Army Information Technology

This regulation establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for in-formation management and information technology. It applies to information tech-nology contained in both business systems and national security systems (except as noted) developed for or purchased by the Department of Army. It addresses the management of information as an Army resource, the technology supporting infor-mation requirements, and the resources supporting information technology. This regulation implements 40 United States Code, Subtitle III; 44 United States Code, Chapters 35 and 36; 10 United States Code, Sections 2223 and 3014; and DODD 8000.01. It establishes the Army’s Chief Information Officer. The full scope of the Chief Information Officer’s respon-sibilities and management processes are delineated throughout this regulation. These management processes involve stra-tegic planning Enterprise Email, capital planning, business process analysis and improvement, assess-ment of proposed systems, information re-s o u r c e m a n a g e m e n t ( t o i n c l u d e investment strategy), performance meas-urements, acquisition, and training.

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Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. Portions of this regula-tion prescribe specific prohibitions that are punitive, and violations of these provi-sions may subject offenders to non-judi-cial or judicial action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. During mobili-zation, procedures in this publication can be modified to support policy changes as necessary.

Proponent and exception authority.

The proponent of this regulation is Chief Information Officer/G–6. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consis-tent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equiv-alent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the ex-pected benefits and must include formal review by the activity’s senior legal offi-cer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions and provides an Internal Control Evaluation for use in evaluating key inter-nal controls (see appendix C).

S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Chief Information Officer/G–6 (SAIS–PRG), 107 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0107.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Office of the C h i e f I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e r / G – 6 (SAIS–PRG), 107 Army Pentagon, Wash-ington, DC 20310–0107 (cio-g6.policy.in-box@mail.mil).

Committee management. AR 15–1 re-quires the proponent to justify establishing or continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the U.S. Army Resources and Programs Agency, Depart-ment of the Army Committee Manage-ment Office (AARP–ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5527. Further, if it is determined that an established “group” identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in the AR 15–1, then the proponent will fol-low all AR 15-1 requirements for es-tablishing and continuing the group as a committee.

Distribution. This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels B, C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army Na-tional Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

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