scope:

Scope and Applicability. The charter applies to all U.S. Navy commands and activities. Governance is applicable to all appropriated Navy Enterprise IT, including IT funded within Navy Work Capital Fund. IT, referenced in subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (formerly the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996) and in this context, is defined as any equipment, interconnected system, subsystem, service (including support service), or related resource that is used in the access, retrieval, transport, processing, analysis, and or display of non-weapons systems, business-related or business process-related applications, data, or information. A representative sample of IT equipment includes, but is not limited to: networks, computer workstations, laptops, personal digital assistants, hand held internet access devices, cell and or smart phones, air cards, WiFi routers, servers, copiers, scanners, bar code readers, video teleconference equipment, and software applications.

Purpose. To establish the Navy Enterprise Information Technology Governance Board (NEIGB) which shall function as a senior level decision body to review and establish Navy-wide information management (IM) and information technology (IT) guidance, direction, policy, planning, procedures, and standards, per reference (a). The actions of this board will enable, assess and enforce enterprise decisions to drive efficiencies while advancing capabilities which support business and warfighting mission areas.