COMDTINST 5230.62
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Policy on Coast Guard Use of Internet/Worldwide Web, COMDTINST
5230.56, and Coast Guard Intranet (CGWeb) Policy, COMDTINST 5230.57, are cancelled and
superseded by this Instruction.
4. APPLICABILITY. The policies herein are applicable to all Coast Guard organizations and activities
with the exception of the Coast Guard Exchange System (CGES). The Coast Guard Exchange System
maintains its own IT Infrastructure and Internet presence with procedures approved by Commandant
(G-WPX).
5. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
a. The Coast Guard Chief Information Officer (CIO), Commandant (G-CIT), shall:
(1)
Authorize all Coast Guard Web sites, Web servers, and domain names.
(2)
Designate an individual as the Web Program Manager for the Coast Guard.
(3)
Charter the Web Advisory Board (WAB).
(4)
Provide technical and procedural guidance for establishing and maintaining Coast Guard
Web sites as necessary.
(5) Establish and enforce Web policies and procedures in accordance with this Instruction.
(6) Establish policy governing posting information to the Web.
(7) Have the authority to establish Web style guides, templates, or other mechanisms to control
the "look and feel" of Coast Guard Web sites and their content.
(8) Establish a persistent Web site for providing procedural guidance to users and others
responsible for Web management.
(9) Have the authority to set standards and procedures for content posted to the Web.
(10) Establish a single official location on the Intranet for all unclassified Commandant
Directives, a single repository on the Internet for all Commandant Directives authorized for
Internet release, and a management mechanism for keeping both repositories up to date with
current official directives.
(11) Establish Information System Security Plans (ISSPs) for the Coast Guard's Web
infrastructure.
(12) Establish and maintain the Coast Guard Electronic Reading Room in accordance with
reference (a).
b. The Coast Guard Web Advisory Board (WAB) is established by this Directive and shall:
(1)
Be comprised of members from a broad cross-section of Coast Guard operating
organizations.
(2)
Provide vision and direction for implementation and use of the Web.
(3)
Be chaired by the Web Program Manager. An Executive Secretariat shall be designated to
perform administrative duties related to WAB activities.
(4)
Broker and remediate concerns and conflicts related to use and management of the Web.
(5)
Have the authority to charter working groups comprised of selected members of the Coast
Guard organization as necessary.
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