Strategic Intent for Transition to Naval Enterprise Information Technology Services
Joint DON CIO and ASN(RD&A) Memo - Publish Date: 10/07/21
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This memo details that in support of the Department of Navy's Information Superiority Vision objectives, the DON will move away from isolated development of duplicative information technology functions and transition to an enterprise IT services approach. This approach focuses on building secure IT services and consuming these services broadly across the DON enterprise to increase agility and speed in the development, delivery, and management of capability to the warfighter.
SUBJECT: Strategic Intent for Transition to Naval Enterprise Information Technology Services
References: (a) Department of the Navy Information Superiority Vision, 14 Feb 2020
(b) Under Secretary of the Navy Memorandum, “Department of the Navy Information Superiority Executive Steering Group Charter”, 28 Jul 2021
In support of the Department of Navy’s (DON) Information Superiority Vision (ISV)
objectives in reference (a), the DON will move away from isolated development of duplicative
information technology (IT) functions and transition to an enterprise IT services approach. This
approach focuses on building secure IT services and consuming these services broadly across the
DON enterprise to increase agility and speed in the development, delivery, and management of
capability to the warfighter. This transition is fundamental to reducing waste and duplication;
increasing data availability; maintaining pace with modern industry practices; accelerating
productivity; and, reducing cyber risk. DON enterprise IT services will be designed to be high
performing, low cost, continuously secured, and easily accessed, thus making them a more
attractive alternative than an independent investment. To the greatest extent practicable,
common enterprise IT services will be adopted across the DON enterprise.
Enterprise IT services consist of a technology solution paired with appropriate use
case(s), enabling their reuse whenever those use cases are encountered. In order to be successful,
these enterprise IT services must be lean (efficient), learning (responsive to feedback), and
enabling (teams do not need to be coerced into adoption). While focused on our enterprise
networks, where technically and financially feasible these IT services should be extended to our
tactical edge to help improve interoperability and data sharing. The intent of enterprise IT
services is to operate across more than one network, security domain, system, or organizational
unit. The DON’s initial priority is core IT services, with the objective of expanding scope over
time based on approved operational requirements. The initial use cases for enterprise IT services
review include but are not limited to collaboration and productivity; Identity, Credential, and
Access Management (ICAM); Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) capabilities; cloud
platform services; and data analytics services.
Within 60 days of issuance of this memorandum, the DON Chief Technology Officer
(CTO) will establish and lead a forum, feeding up to the Information Superiority Advisory Board
in accordance with reference (b), to define policy, roles, and processes required for identification
and adoption of enterprise IT services. This forum will enable partnership with all appropriate
stakeholders from DON Chief Information Officer (CIO); Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN(RDA)); DON Deputy CIOs (DDCIOs) for Navy
and Marine Corps; and Program Executive Offices (PEOs). Once established, this forum will
draft, review, and route for approval the foundational policies and procedures for enterprise IT
services to include identification of:
- The DON standard IT service management (ITSM) reference model, to include
cybersecurity assessment and authorization (A&A).
- Defined IT service portfolios and a rationalized DON IT portfolio taxonomy for
relevant IT products.
- Recommendations for near-term IT priorities based on Navy and Marine Corps
requirements.
- Roles and responsibilities with respect to enterprise IT services.
- Artifacts, plan templates, and corresponding assessment process.
- DON policy for discovery and adoption of enterprise IT services, catalogued in the
DON’s Naval Digital Marketplace at https://cloud.navy.mil/.
- Measures of enterprise IT service performance to drive continued improvement.
- An exception and waiver process.
The DON leads for this effort are Ms. Jane Rathbun, DON CTO and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Information Warfare and Enterprise Services (DASN (IWAR)), (703)
614-6619, jane.o.rathbun.civ@us.navy.mil; and Mr. Mike Galbraith, DON Chief Digital
Innovation Officer (CDIO), at (703) 692-4953, michael.j.galbraith4.civ@us.navy.mil.
Signed by:
Aaron D Weis
Department of the Navy
Chief Information Officer
Signed by:
Frederick J. Stefany
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Research, Development, and
Acquisition (Acting)