COMDTINST 5401.5
C4&IT systems and services created through these policies and practices must provide
capabilities that are highly reliable, available, easy to use, interoperable, affordable, and
supportable. The Asset Manager, Sponsor's Representative, and System Development and
Support Agents (SDA and SSA), shown in the shaded circle, are the team responsible for
working with users, stakeholders and customers to deliver successful, supportable, and easy to
use C4&IT systems. CG-6 will designate these assignments, in writing, to specific Coast Guard
or other organizations, or individuals, as necessary, to ensure clean organizational alignment and
clear accountability for each initiative.
c. Policy. C4&IT Policy is a two-tiered framework providing guidance in the form of Policy, and
detailed implementation procedures in the form of Practices.
(1)
Policy conveys high-level direction and guidance tied to C4&IT assets. Policy is normally
developed by the CG-6 program staff with participation and input from affected offices,
organizations and units. CG-6 policy will go through the appropriate policy clearance
processes before being signed by CG-6 and issued Coast Guard wide. Policies will be
reviewed routinely to ensure alignment and currency with Coast Guard, DHS, and
Department of Defense strategic goals, Federal C4&IT regulations, and changes in
technology.
(2)
Practices are documents, websites, or information in other media that provide detailed
procedures and processes for implementing C4&IT policy. Subject matter experts will
develop practices. These subject matter experts are designated by CG-6 and are
responsible for developing, evaluating, and routinely updating CG-6 practices. Practices
are reviewed and evaluated by CG-6, and appropriate peers, before being signed by CG-6
and issued Coast Guard wide. Practices are "de-coupled" from the policy so they can be
reviewed, revised, and updated in a timely and effective manner. An agile practice review
and update procedure enables taking advantage of enhanced processes and procedures,
leveraging best practices when identified, applying up-to-date technology, and flexibly
incorporating changes to practices associated with changes in applications, tools, and
technologies.
d. C4&IT Systems Inventory and Enterprise C4&IT Lexicon. Shall be maintained within the
Enterprise Architecture. These products will serve to integrate and align all of the CG-6 policies
and practices.
6. C4&IT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Roles and responsibilities are organized into four key
groups. All roles in the C4&IT Roles and Responsibilities Framework work together in a systems-
centric model as described in paragraph 4.b. The CG-6 Group is guided by a philosophy centered on
collaboration. CG-6 staff work to assist other roles in understanding C4&IT system development
requirements, and to help them locate specialty knowledge within the CG-6 organization. The four
key groups are: CG-6 Group, Sponsor Group, System Development and Support Group, and User,
Stakeholder, and Customer Group.
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