scope:

Applicability.

This pamphlet applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. This pamphlet applies to nontactical command, control, communications, and computers/information technology at all Army installations, activities, and communities.

Purpose

This pamphlet provides operational procedures and practical guidance to information technology (IT) contingency planning for Army organizations developing, using, or maintaining nontactical IT services, products, and support. IT contingency planning is general support systems and contingency plans for major applications and support systems. The primary focus of this document is the implementation of policies mandated by Army Regulation (AR) 25-1, AR 25-2, AR 70-1, and AR 500-3 and Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 8500.1 and Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 8500.2. Its emphasis is on identifying and describing implementing procedures, explicit and implied, stemming from Defense policies and Federal authorities, to include Title 40, United States Code, Chapter 25, Subchapter III) (40 USC 1401) (the Clinger-Cohen Act); 44 USC 3601 (the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002); Federal Preparedness Circular (FPC) 65; 10 USC 2224 (the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000); and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130.