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| # VBA IRM Directive No. 4.03.02 Internet/Intranet Management          |
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  POLICY:

  1\. The VBA Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for the
  development, implementation and maintenance of the VBA Intranet (the
  agency\'s nonpublic, internal internet) and VBA participation and
  presence on the publicly accessible collection of interconnected
  networks commonly called the Internet.

  2\. The VBA Internet/Intranet User Group (IUG) is composed of VBA VACO
  elements, Area Offices, Sector Service Centers, and field station
  business representatives under the guidance of the CIO. It serves as
  the central advisory, guiding and development body for use of internet
  technology and direction of VBA\'s Internet and Intranet efforts. The
  IUG consists of the Executive Board and the User Group.

  3\. The Executive Board is composed of representatives from the
  Information Exchange Division (20S35), the Systems Configuration and
  Architecture Staff (20S32), and the VBA Information Security Officer
  (20S1). The Executive Board is responsible, under the direction of the
  CIO, for overall control and coordination of VBA Internet/Intranet
  policy, site management, and business application development and
  deployment.

  4\. Area, Regional Office, VACO Service, and Office Directors have
  responsibility to ensure that the content of information that their
  employees post to the Internet/Intranet is accurate and sound.
  Directors are responsible for seeing that information posted has been
  appropriately coordinated to guarantee integrity, quality and
  consistency of information from a VBA organizational perspective.

  5\. All VBA employees, contractors, and consultants will have access to
  the VBA Intranet, and are bound by the provisions of this Directive.
  Directors of VBA Offices, Services, and field facilities will decide
  who within their organizations will have access to the Internet. Access
  to the Internet will be authorized on the basis of business need.

  6\. Employees will not use Internet access for their own personal use
  or gain, or in such a manner as to embarrass the VA, VBA, or the
  employee. Employees will comply with the Acceptable Use Policies
  described in VBA IRM Handbook No.4.03.01.HB1, Internet/Intranet
  Management. Directors may revoke or limit an individual\'s access at
  any time misuse or abuse of Internet privileges is discovered.

  7\. VBA employees will not use VBA systems, hardware, or software to
  access personal Internet accounts.

  8\. The VBA strategy on Internet E-mail will be to use Microsoft
  Exchange. The VBA strategy on Internet browser software will be to use
  Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  REFERENCES:

  1\. All VBA IRM Handbooks with classification number 4.03.02.HB#,
  located in *M20-4, Part II.*

  2\. All VBA IRM Security Directives and Handbooks with classification
  number 5.00.01 and higher, located in *M20-4, Parts I and II.*

  3\. VBA Information Management Guidelines with classification number
  4.03.02 and higher, including, *Internet/Intranet General Guidelines*
  and *Internet/Intranet Home Page Guidelines*.

  4\. VA Policy Directive 6102 - *VA Internet Policy*.

  5\. VA Manual MP-6, Part I, Chapter 2, *Automated Information Security
  System*.

  6\. Public Law 100-235, *the Computer Security Act of 1987*.

  PROPONENT ORGANIZATION: Any questions regarding this directive and its
  procedural handbooks should be directed to the Director, Office of
  Information Systems (20S3).

  NOTICE: Place this directive in *Part I of M20-4*, behind *Tab 4.0,
  Systems Management and Network Support.*

  IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Immediately upon receipt.
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> By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits

original signed

> Newell E. Quinton
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> Chief Information Officer