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m. Security. M&S impact is greatest when the input and results are shared with the widest audience
possible in an unclassified manner. However, all M&S shall be evaluated for security concerns
against references (i-k) to ensure appropriate classification if merited.
8. COAST GUARD M&S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. The Chief of Staff (CG-01) is the senior official in the Coast Guard dealing with M&S and shall:
(1) Act as the M&S Executive.
(2) Establish and maintain policies and guidelines for M&S applications, standards, and data
managed by the Coast Guard.
(3) Promote the effective use of M&S in the Coast Guard.
(4) Resolve M&S issues between different Coast Guard entities.
(5) Establish Coast Guard-wide M&S vision and objectives.
b. The Office of Performance Management and Decision Support (CG-0931) provides Coast Guard
M&S oversight and shall:
(1) Assign responsibilities for M&S management and prescribe M&S policy and doctrine.
(2) Coordinate and resolve issues on Coast Guard M&S policies and guidelines for M&S
applications, standards, and data.
(3) Review, recommend, and forward all appropriate M&S correspondence and issues to the
M&S Executive for review and appropriate disposition.
(4) Act as the Executive Secretariat and chair the M&S Advisory Council.
(5) Produce the Coast Guard Master Plan for M&S.
(6) Serve as the external point of contact for Coast Guard M&S.
(7) Establish and maintain the Coast Guard M&S repository and the Coast Guard M&S data
repository.
(8) Establish policy for the release of Coast Guard modeling data, placeholder data, data
structures, simulation mechanisms, and M&S applications, as appropriate.
c. Functional Area Managers (FAM) with the rank of O-6 or civilian equivalent shall serve as a
single point of contact for their respective functional areas and shall deal with M&S issues that
span the Coast Guard. FAMs shall possess sufficient function area knowledge and experience to
represent their area on all M&S issues.
(1) Table 1 lists the organizations that shall designate a M&S FAM:
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