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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
ALASKA REGION (REGION 10)
JUNEAU, ALASKA
FSM 6600 – SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 6600 – ZERO CODE
Supplement No.: R-10 6600-2003-1
Effective Date: June 30, 2003
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: /s/ Dennis E. Bschor
DENNIS E. BSCHOR
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 06/18/2003
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title number and calendar
year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain
this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this title was R-10
Supplement 6600-2001-1 to chapter 6640.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s) by
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6600 Zero Code (6600-98-1, 8/14/98)
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Digest:
6604.2: Adds the following statement to the current responsibilities for Staff Directors, Forest
Supervisors, and District Rangers: “Grant technical approval for information management
resources within delegated limitations of FSM 6615.”
Changes the format and style to the new template using the agency’s current corporate word
processing software.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 6600-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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6602 - OBJECTIVES
Regional objectives for managing automated information management resources are:
4. Provide computer hardware and software applications needed to support
decisionmaking and recordkeeping.
5. Assure the capability to electronically transfer information/data between units within
the Region and throughout the Forest Service.
6. Computers and software applications will be the routine way of doing electronic
business within the Region. Each employee will have access to Service-wide and Region-wide
approved computers.
7. Coordinate the design, development/acquisition, and support of Region-wide and
multiunit software applications.
8. Minimize the number of different information management resources to obtain the
greatest sharing and transportability of information, and transferability of employee skills while
maximizing useability of ADP hardware and software.
6603 - POLICY
1. Information Management Resources (IRM).
a. Management of the information management resources will be integrated through:
strategic planning; analysis of the processes and required data needed to support
mission accomplishment; software application design; development and
implementation of software applications; and configuration development of hardware
technology.
b. An interdisciplinary review (including the Pacific Northwest Research Station
(PNW) where appropriate) will be conducted on all issues and proposals concerning
information management resources that are Region-wide or multi-Forest/Area in
scope.
c. Objectives and policies guiding the management of information as found in FSM
1390, will be used to establish the need and planning criteria for information
management resources.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 6600-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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d. Users will be trained and supported in the use of standardized information
management resources.
e. The planning for and acquisition of all information management resources will be
guided by the requirements to share information resources, assure information
integrity, and minimize the number of unique methods in use throughout the Region.
f. Develop and use standardized facilities and hardware systems for multisite and
multiuser applications.
g. Develop and maintain plans to coordinate the acquisition and integration of
information management resources.
h. Develop and acquire information management resources through the Alaska
Region IRM Strategic Plan.
6604 - RESPONSIBILITIES
6604.2 - Regional Foresters, Area Director, and Station Directors
1. Staff Directors.
a. Implement National and Regional information management resource policy,
objectives, and standards.
b. Plan for the development and implementation of information management
resources necessary for assigned areas of responsibility. Provide adequate support
and training for the use of National and Regional software applications that primarily
support single staff programs.
c. Manage dedicated information management resources assigned to the staff unit.
d. Grant technical approval for information management resources within delegated
limitations of FSM 6615.
2. Director of Information Resources Management (IRM).
a. Grant technical approval for information management resources within delegated
limitations of FSM 6615.
b. Provide overall leadership in using and managing information management
resources.
c. Propose and review policy, standards, and guidelines for acquisition and
implementation of computer hardware and software applications.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 6600-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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d. Provide advice and guidance to Regional Forester, Staff Directors, Forest
Supervisors, and Assistant Forest Supervisors in the development, use, and
management of information management resources.
e. Review all proposed software application programs for adherence to National and
Regional policy, objectives, and standards.
f. Coordinate and direct the analysis, design, development, and support of Regionwide and multiunit information management resources.
g. Assure integration and compatibility of Region-wide and multisite/multiunit
information management resources where practical.
h. Coordinate Region-wide software application development and maintenance
through standard application development tools.
i. Provide advice and assistance in the implementation of National and Regional
standard information management resources.
j. Provide and/or coordinate Region-wide training needs on National and Regional
standard information management resources (FSM 6622).
k. Coordinate the IRM Strategic Plan components with multiyear program budget
process.
l. Coordinate Alaska PNW unit ADP needs with all Alaska Program Managers and
the PNW Assistant Director, North.
m. Ensure the security of Regional Office information management resources.
3. Forest Supervisors.
a. Implement National and Regional information management resource policy,
objectives, and standards.
b. Manage the development and implementation of information management
resources necessary to carry out Forest programs.
c. Provide adequate support and training for all information management resources
used on the Forest.
d. Manage and maintain dedicated information management resources assigned to
the unit.
e. Ensure the security of Forest information management resources.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 6600-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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f. Grant technical approval for information management resources within delegated
limitations of FSM 6615.
4. District Rangers.
a. Implement National, Regional, and Forest information management resource
policies, objectives, and standards.
b. Manage the development and implementation of local information management
resources.
c. Provide adequate support and training for information management resources used
on the District.
d. Manage and maintain dedicated information management resources assigned to
the unit.
e. Ensure the security of District information management resources.
f. Grant technical approval for information management resources within delegated
limitations of FSM 6615.
6605 - DEFINITIONS
7. Distributed Databases. Related data stored on more than one computer system.
Access to the data may involve logging on to other computers or may be transparently handled
by built in database links.
8. Distributed Processing System. Computer systems networked together to provide a
means of sharing information and computing resources.
9. Information Management Resources. Computer hardware, operating systems
software, software applications, telecommunications, and people resources. This also includes
database software (for example: Oracle, GIS), but not the data structure or electronic data. Data
and data structures are covered in FSM 1390.
6606 - COORDINATION AND PLANS
1. General Information.
a. Support to PNW Alaska Facilities. R-10, in conjunction with R-6, provides
information resource management support to the PNW facilities located in Juneau,
Anchorage, and Fairbanks. The terms of this support are identified in Exhibit 1 of a
Cooperative Services Agreement approved by the Regional Foresters of R-10, R-6,
and the Station Director of PNW.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 6600-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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2. Information Management Resource Planning. Leadership for planning efforts is
provided by the Director of IRM. Forest Supervisors and Staff Directors provide primary input
to the plans by identifying needs in support of information management resources. The
documents are reviewed by the Director of IRM and approved by the Deputy Regional Forester
for Operations. The following plans will be maintained by the Director of IRM to assure the
integration of information management resources.
a. Alaska Region Information Resources Management (IRM) Strategic Plan. An
IRM Strategic Plan reflects the Region's future management of the information, data
structures and data, and the supporting information management resources.
(1) Scope. The plan identifies the major current and future information and
information management resource needs of the Region; the multiyear acquisition and
development plans for approved hardware and software; and a Regional budget for
IRM capital investment, maintenance, and operations. The plan is strategic in nature
and addresses only major IRM issues.
The plan covers development of all information management resource acquisitions
requiring review in FSM 6615.03 and FSM 6615.04.
(2) Period Covered. The plan covers a 3- to 5-year period and will be updated
annually.
b. Regional Strategic Telecommunication Plan. A Strategic Plan is intended to
encompass the upcoming 10-year period, and provide the framework for the Region
to conduct comprehensive planning and analyses of normal and emergency
telecommunications operations. It should also serve as an aid in continually
evaluating Forest Service regulations and guidelines pertaining to the procurement,
implementation, management, maintenance, and alteration/reassessment of
telecommunication systems across all Regional units.
(1) Scope. The plan must address the future telecommunications needs of the
Region in the areas of radio, voice, data, and video.
(2) Period Covered. The plan covers a 10-year period and will be updated every 3
years, or more frequently, to reflect changing requirements for telecommunications
services.