R 201525Z JAN 10

ALCOAST 031/10
COMDTNOTE 2800
SUBJ: CG PORTAL PHASE II DEPLOYMENT
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 132101Z NOV 09/ALCOAST 655/09
1. CG PORTAL PHASE II WILL BE DEPLOYED ON JANUARY 18, 2010. PHASE
II WILL INTRODUCE A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) TO THE PORTAL
THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF CG CENTRAL TO BE SHUTDOWN.
PHASE II WILL PROVIDE THE PRIMARY PLATFORM FOR COMMAND AND UNIT
INTRANET WEBSITES AND THE PUBLISHING OF INTERNAL CONTENT. PHASE II
WILL ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS FROM THE INTERNET USING A COMMON ACCESS
CARD (CAC) FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ACCOUNT IN THE CG ACTIVE
DIRECTORY, AS WELL AS INTEGRATION WITH THE COAST GUARD BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCE (CGBI) SYSTEM.
2. ONCE PHASE II IS RELEASED, CG CENTRAL WILL REMAIN ON-LINE FOR A
PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS BEFORE BEING TERMINATED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2010.
COMMANDS HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 25, 2010 TO REQUEST MIGRATION OF UNIT
CONTENT FROM CG CENTRAL TO CG PORTAL. GUIDANCE ON PHASE II CONTENT
MIGRATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE PHASE II SECTION OF THE LIBRARY IN
THE CG PORTAL KNOWLEDGE BASE, AT HTTP://TINYURL.COM/YJ6FB8S. IT
INCLUDES DETAILS ON HOW TO OBTAIN OPERATIONS SYSTEMS CENTER
ASSISTANCE, THE NEED FOR COMMANDS TO ASSIGN APPROVERS AND EDITORS
NOW, AND WHEN CONTENT MIGRATION CAN BEGIN.
3. DURING THE THREE WEEK TRANSITION PERIOD ENDING ON FEBRUARY 8,
2010, CG CENTRAL WILL REMAIN THE AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR INTRANET
CONTENT. IF A UNIT HAS INFORMATION THAT MUST BE POSTED TO THE
INTRANET DURING THIS TIME THEY SHOULD CONTINUE POSTING TO CG
CENTRAL. WHILE THE CMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING DURING THIS
TIME, THE COLLABORATION AREA WILL BE THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLISHING NEW CONTENT. THE CG PORTAL TEAM WILL BE THE ONLY ONES
WORKING IN THE CMS PUBLISHING TOOL DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
THE CMS PUBLISHING TOOL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WEB CONTENT
PUBLISHERS AFTER THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
4. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE CG PORTAL COLLABORATION AREA AS
IT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER
SEE THIS AREA AS THE CG PORTAL HOMEPAGE. PHASE II WILL PROVIDE A
NEW HOMEPAGE WITH A SET OF NAVIGATIONAL TABS. ONE OF THE TABS WILL
BE LABELED COLLABORATION AND SELECTING THIS TAB WILL TAKE YOU TO
THE COLLABORATION AREA CURRENTLY IN USE.
5. THE CG PORTAL TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO RELEASE UPDATED INFORMATION
IN THE CURRENT CG PORTAL KNOWLEDGE BASE COLLABORATION AREA AS WE
MOVE CLOSER TO PHASE II. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE USING THE
KNOWLEDGE BASE TO STAY INFORMED ON CG PORTAL PROGRESS AND TO ASK
QUESTIONS. CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE IN THE COMING
WEEKS TO BETTER TAILOR INFORMATION FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF PHASE
II.
6. COMDT (CG-6) POC FOR THIS PROJECT IS: LT KERRY FELTNER AT
202-372-1285 OR BY EMAIL AT KERRY.A.FELTNER2(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. CAPT M.B.LYTLE, ACTING ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR COMMAND,
CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.