COMDTINST 5230.72A — Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, And Intelligence (c5i) Sustainment Management Policy

COMDTINST 5230.72A governs program management for sustaining Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence capabilities.

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  • Publication number: COMDTINST 5230.72A
  • Title: COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE (C5I) SUSTAINMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY
  • Date: 2/4/2021
  • Proponent: CG-6

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It covers C5I investments, sustainment activities, capital planning, investment business cases, funding, and program management. It requires systems to be included in established investment business cases or standard investments and requires periodic reassessment of value, risk, and prioritization.

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

Topics covered

  • C5I sustainment management
  • C5I investment business cases
  • Standard Investments
  • Capital Planning and Investment Control
  • Technology Business Management taxonomy
  • C5I Programs
  • Sustainment activities

Questions and answers

What must be included in a Coast Guard C5I Investment Business Case or Standard Investment?

Each is required to be included in one of the established Coast Guard C5I Investment Business Cases and Standard Investments in accordance with reference (h). (paragraph 4)

How often are C5I Business Cases and Standard Investments refreshed?

The C5I Business Cases and Standard Investments are refreshed as needed or at a minimum annually in accordance with reference (h) in order to reassess for value, risk, and prioritization. (paragraph 4)

How must IT funding be managed and reported?

Reference (h) further requires that Information Technology (IT) funding be managed and reported using the Technology Business Management (TBM) taxonomy. (paragraph 4)

What activities are included in C5I sustainment?

Sustainment activities include preventive, corrective and/or adaptive maintenance; procurement; obsolescence management; disposal; records management and archival; and other activities performed in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Disposition stages of the systems engineering life cycle, as depicted in Figure 1 and in alignment with reference (aa).

What happens when a capability enhancement reaches the specified threshold?

When this threshold is reached, the project or activity must be governed in accordance with references (b), (c), (h), (m), and (t), and follow Coast Guard PPBE and CPIC processes throughout the annual budget formulation and execution phases.

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