Information management organizations below Headquarters, Department of the Army level

a. Subordinate organizations below HQDA, except as indicated below, may at their discretion designate a senior IM

official and establish supporting offices within their organization. Regardless of designation, all IM organizations will comply with governing legislation; Federal, DOD, and Secretary of the Army guidance; and the appropriate responsi-bilities delineated in chapter 2 and elsewhere in this regulation (see also DA Pam 25–1–1). The ARNG will comply with Defense Appropriations Bill 1997, Senate Report 104–286. Command senior IM officials will directly supervise the IM staff Enterprise Email, related programs, and activities; and execute LandWarNet global enterprise network activities as prescribed by NETCOM. Every ACOM and ASCC will appoint a senior IM official as a principal staff officer. DRUs may appoint a senior IM official as a principal staff officer if required and designated in writing by the respective HQDA official. MSCs may appoint an equivalent IM official with similar staff responsibilities as an ACOM’s or ASCC’s senior IM official. Senior IM officials will—

(1)    Perform voice and data network-management functions for the installation or assigned geographical boundary, including installation, operations and maintenance, and configuration management of common user component devices.

(2)    Determine procedures for enforcing standards view architecture compliance on a single installation or assigned geographical area.

(3)    Design or acquire systems within constraints of the AEA.

(4)    Appoint a frequency manager, if required, to coordinate, plan, program, manage, and supervise frequency management responsibilities.

(5)    Provide oversight and management for the installation’s participation in the Army’s IT Metrics Program.

 (6)    Perform IA functions in accordance with AR 25–2.

(7)    Perform functions as the single authority to validate the purchase of IT items on the installation, in accordance with IM and IT policies as prescribed by the Army CIO.

b. The Army Cyber Command operates, maintains, and secures Army global network operations via their theater signal commands. Subordinate brigades, battalions, and NECs comprise the IM and IT command, control, and operational structure across all theaters and on all Army installations. Their responsibilities include the following:

(1)    Provide quality common-user IM and IT baseline services to Army organizations at the highest possible level, commensurate with resourcing as defined in the approved-services list.

(2)    Provide quality mission level and enhanced IM and IT services to installation customers on a reimbursable basis as documented in the approved service level agreements (SLAs).

(3)    Oversee shared and common-user IT systems within their assigned area of responsibility and provide technical oversight for the IT services provided.

(4)    Develop MOAs and SLAs to document the above-baseline, customer-and-service-provider expectations, and to ensure successful conduct of the full spectrum of the theater IM and IT mission.

Implement and enforce Army-level IM and IT policies, standards, architectures, programs, plans, and portfolio management and budgets for common-user concerns within their assigned regions.