COMDTINST 5200.7A — Coast Guard Enterprise Data Management (edm) Policy

COMDTINST 5200.7A governs Coast Guard enterprise data management policy, including authority, roles, responsibilities, and compliance.

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  • Publication number: COMDTINST 5200.7A
  • Title: COAST GUARD ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT (EDM) POLICY
  • Date: 12/17/2018
  • Proponent: CG-6

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It addresses authoritative and trusted data, data architecture, metadata, data sharing, governance, security, privacy, and information quality. It requires data to be tagged with metadata and authoritative sources to be identified, verified, documented, and registered.

Applies to: All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this policy.

Topics covered

  • Enterprise data management
  • Authoritative and trusted data
  • Data architecture
  • Metadata management
  • Data sharing
  • Data governance
  • Information quality
  • Data security

Questions and answers

Who must comply with COMDTINST 5200.7A?

All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this policy. (paragraph 2)

What metadata is required for Coast Guard operational and mission support data?

All Operational, Mission Support, and other data will be tagged with metadata to facilitate data identification, security, access control, sharing and enterprise management.

How must authoritative and trusted data sources be handled?

Sources of data that are to be designated as Authoritative and Trusted Data Sources (ATDS) shall be identified, verified, and documented in the Authoritative and Trusted Data Source Questionnaire and registered in the Enterprise System Inventory (ESI) by the Information Owner or Data Steward designated by the Information Owner.

Where must Coast Guard metadata and data models be stored?

All CG metadata (including ATDS designation) along with data models, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs), tables, fields shall be identified and stored in the CG Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC).

What can happen if the policy requirements are not followed?

Failure to comply with the requirements of this policy may result in unfavorable consideration in the decision-making including, but not limited to Acquisition Decision Events (ADEs), procurements, resources, and SELC Phase Exit Reviews or no access to or disconnection from the DoD Information Network (DoDIN including CGONE).

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