Directives, Policies, Standards & Guidelines

AR 25-1, paragraph 6-2e(3) The Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) is the Army's designated Software Product Manager and exclusive source for all software through the enterprise license agreements.

This regulation establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for in-formation management and information technology. It applies to information technology 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 information requirements, and the resources supporting information technology. This regulation implements Title 40, United States Code, Subtitle III (40 USC, Subtitle III); 44 USC, Chapters 35 and 36; 10 USC 2223 and 3014; and DODD 8000.01. It establishes the Army’s Chief Information Officer and the full scope of the Army Chief Information Officer’s responsibilities and management processes. These processes involve strategic planning, capital planning, business process analysis and improvement, assessment of proposed systems, information resource management (to include investment strategy), performance measurements, acquisition, and training.

Provides updated guidance to Army organizations for procuring or leasing printing devices and services. See memorandum below.

Information Technology procurement policy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) compliancy Apr 7, 2011 " The purpose of this memorandum is to provide updated policy for the development and procurement of IT hardware, IT requirements determination, software and service requirements documentation in accordance with reference 1B".

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide updated policy for the development and procurement of IT hardware, IT requirements determination, software and service requirements documentation in accordance with reference 1b.

The DISR is the single, unifying DoD registry for approved information technology (IT) and national security systems (NSS) standards and standards profiles that is managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The DISR Baseline lists IT Standards that are mandated for use in the DoD Acquisition process. The DISR is the standards data source that is used to populate and develop Standards Technical Profiles (StdV) that are required artifacts in Information Support Plans (ISP). The complete DISR can be accessed at https://gtg.csd.disa.mil/disr/dashboard.html with a DoD Computer Access Card (CAC) and an account.

ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including about 40% of the Fortune 500®—partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions that improve air quality and protect the climate. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses save more than 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity and achieve over 3.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions, equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 750 million cars. In 2018 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped Americans avoid $35 billion in energy costs.

The ENERGY STAR program was established by EPA in 1992, under the authority of the Clean Air Act Section 103(g). Federal Law Section103(g) of the Clean Air Act directs EPA to "develop, evaluate, and demonstrate non-regulatory strategies and technologies for air pollution prevention… with opportunities for participation by [stakeholders]… including SOx, NOx… CO2… including end-use efficiency, and fuel-switching to cleaner fuels." (42 USC Section 7403g) In 2005, Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act. Section 131 of the Act amends Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to implement “a voluntary program to identify and promote energy–efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of or other forms of communication about products and buildings that meet the highest energy efficiency standards.” The Act further directs EPA and DOE to work jointly to “(1) promote ENERGY STAR compliant technologies as the preferred technologies in the marketplace for (A) achieving energy efficiency; (B) and reducing pollution; (2) work to enhance public awareness of the ENERGY STAR label, including providing special outreach to small businesses; (3) preserve the integrity of the ENERGY STAR label; (4) regularly update Energy Star product criteria for product categories;” and to solicit comments from interested parties prior to establishing/revising ENERGY STAR product categories, specifications, or criterion. (42 USC Section 6294a)

Executive Order 13221 - Defines the policy for use of Energy Star devices within Federal Facilities. The Executive Order required that when Federal organizations purchase commercially available, off-the-shelf products that use external standby power devices, or that contain an internal standby power function, that the purchase products use no more than one watt in their standby power-consuming mode. If such products are not available, agencies shall purchase products with the lowest standby power wattage while in their standby power-consuming mode.

This memorandum provides guidance and policy to meet OMB IPv6 FY 2012 and FY 2014 requirements.

The policy Moratorium "Army organizations will not field any NETOps tools to the BCTs or their Direct Reporting Units, unless approved through the configuration control process. Signed CIO/G-6 LTG Susan S. Lawrence

Depart of Justice status which requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) requires federal agencies to develop, procure, maintain and use information and communications technology (ICT) that is accessible to people with disabilities - regardless of whether or not they work for the federal government. The US Access Board established the Section 508 standards that implement the law and provides the requirements for accessibility.

This policy mandates that an Unique Identification (UID) be provided for property procured on or after 1 January 2004 that: 1) has an acquisition cost of $5000 or more; 2) is either a serially managed, mission essential or controlled inventory piece of equipment; 3) it is a component of a delivered item, if the program manager has determined that unique identification is required (not typical of CHESS procurements); or 4) a UID or a DOD recognized UID equivalent is available. For commercial IT products procured through CHESS acquisition vehicles UIDs consist of an enterprise identifier, part number and a serial number. An enterprise identifier is a code uniquely assigned to an enterprise by a registration (or controlling) authority (enterprise identifier codes can be obtained online). Examples include Dun & Bradstreet's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, Uniform Code Council (UCC)/EAN International (EAN) Company Prefix, or Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Number. A product part number is the manufacture's part number or model number, and the serial number is products commercial serial number.

This standard provides the item marking criteria for development of specific marking requirements and methods for identification of items of military property produced, stocked, stored, and issued by or for the Department of Defense (DoD). This standard addresses criteria and data content for both free text and machine-readable information (MRI) applications for identification marking of U.S. military property.

The DoD will establish and use an integrated enterprise-wide decision structure for cybersecurity risk management (the RMF) that includes and integrates DoD mission areas (Mas).

DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (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 lowers the total cost of ownership across the DoD, Coast Guard and Intelligence Communities for commercial software, IT hardware, and services. Link to DoD ESI Agreements:

The Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) promotes the use of Information Technology Category Management (ITCM) “Best-in-Class” (BIC) solutions for commodity laptop and desktop computer purchases to maximize asset value through demand management, volume discounts, and streamlined procurement processes. This memo designates BIC solutions for DoD enterprise use. DoD ordering activities must first consider these BIC solutions to fulfill commodity purchasing requirements.

The Department of Defense Software Lifecycle Maintenance Memorandum, released 14 May 2020 by the DoD Chief Information Officer, covers current critical Cybersecurity vulnerability concerns associated with installed commercial software on Government Information Systems and servers not being properly maintained or supported. It gives guidance on how DoD Components, to include owners of Programs of Record and Weapon Systems, must mitigate this and provides attached Vendor Software Lifecycle Maintenance Schedules, Support Policies, Lifecycle Changes, and other resources for various software.