Department of Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group BASE SERVICES CONTRACT OPERATING INSTRUCTION FOR OBJECTIVE AND DEFENCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT April 2017 Base Services Contract Operating Instruction for Objective and Defence Information Management Page | 1 Version 4.1 Objective ID K5618591 18 April 2017 Authorisation The Base Service Contract Operating Instruction for Objective and Defence Information Management will be released under the authority of the undersigned. Gary Todd Director Data and Information Governance Estate and Infrastructure Group 10 April 2017 Document review and Approval Revision History Version Author Date Revision DSO Data and 0.9 Information May 2015 Reviewed Governance 1.0 DSO Data and Information Aug 2015 First version Governance 2.0 ESD Data and Second version Information Sep 2015 Governance 3.0 ESD Data and Information Oct 2015 Third Version Governance 4.0 SDD Data and Information Dec 2016 Draft for comment by stakeholders Governance 4.1 SDD Data and Information Apr 2017 Released as current operational version Governance This document has been approved by Name Signature Date reviewed DDIG Gary Todd Verbal approval 10/4/17 Amendment Proposals for amendment to the Objective Instruction must be forwarded to the Director Data and Information Governance (DDIG). ii of 48 Table of Contents Error! Bookmark not defined. TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................................................................III SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................5 Purpose..................................................................................................................................................................5 Priority of this Instruction...................................................................................................................................5 Scope of this Instruction.......................................................................................................................................5 Definitions.............................................................................................................................................................5 Background...........................................................................................................................................................6 Benefits of Using Objective..................................................................................................................................7 Security Classification of Documents..................................................................................................................7 Key Stakeholders..................................................................................................................................................8 Folder Structure Overview..................................................................................................................................9 SECTION 2 ‐ GETTING STARTED.........................................................................................11 Overview..............................................................................................................................................................11 Directorate Data and Information Governance (DDIG)...................................................................................11 National Workgroup Coordinators and Estate Management Workgroup Coordinators...................................11 Defence Objective Workgroup Coordinators...................................................................................................12 Product Directors (Defence Sponsors).............................................................................................................12 Contractor Objective Representative (COR)....................................................................................................13 Contractor Objective User................................................................................................................................13 Getting access to the Defence Restricted Network and Objective..................................................................13 SECTION 3 – DIGITAL RECORDKEEPING AND INFORMATION & SYSTEM SECURITY............16 Digital Recordkeeping........................................................................................................................................16 Information and System Security Requirements.............................................................................................16 User Groups (Workgroup Groups)...................................................................................................................17 Privileges..........................................................................................................................................................17 SECTION 4 – DEIS BUSINESS RULES...................................................................................19 Acceptable File Types.........................................................................................................................................20 Business Rules.................................................................................................................................................20 Document Scanning.........................................................................................................................................21 Imagery............................................................................................................................................................21 Uploading Documents to Objective and Digital Storage Devices...................................................................21 Filing Documents in Objective.........................................................................................................................21 General Uploads to Objective..........................................................................................................................21 Defence Email..................................................................................................................................................22 External File Servers Downloads.....................................................................................................................22 iii of 48 CD and DVDs..................................................................................................................................................22 Portable Electronic Devices – USB read-only multi-card reader RW to advise to keep or not.......................22 USB Sticks and Portable Hard Drives..............................................................................................................22 Objective to IBIS..............................................................................................................................................23 File Naming Convention....................................................................................................................................23 Metadata requirements for records in Objective.............................................................................................24 SECTION 5 ‐ SYSTEM SUPPORT – USEFUL INFORMATION..................................................25 Annex A - Estate Management Workgroup – Top Level Folders, Intended Use, Ownership and Key Stakeholders........................................................................................................................................................26 Annex B – Defence National Work Group Coordinators...............................................................................27 Annex C - Estate Management Folder Structure............................................................................................28 Annex D – Estate Management Folders, Main Users Groups –.....................................................................29 Annex E – Estate Management Folders, Folder Owners and Purpose of Folder Area................................30 Annex F – Estate Management Folders (1 – 7) – Folder Hierarchy...............................................................31 Annex G – Flowchart: Contractor Access to Objective– Estate Management Folder.................................32 Annex H – CAMPUS Screenshot showing Objective courses.........................................................................33 Annex I – Objective User Account Access Request via ICT Service Portal (Post CAMPUS Training).....35 Annex J – Objective Contractor Access Request Form to Estate Management Folders..............................36 Annex K – Minimum Scanning Specifications (Extract from RECMAN)....................................................37 Annex L – Document Descriptors, File Placement, Key Stakeholders and Estimated Document Size.......38 Annex M – Objective Metadata Requirements – Extract of Catalogue.........................................................42 Acronyms.............................................................................................................................................................46 } iv of 48 Section 1 – Introduction Purpose 1.0 The purpose of this document is to provide the governance and operating instructions to the Estate Maintenance and Operations Services (EMOS) contractors , Miscellaneous Services Package (MSP) contractors and Service Delivery Division (SDD) personnel for the lodgement, classification, maintenance and storage of estate management and contract related information. Adherence with this operating instruction will assist with consistent, compliant and efficient management of information. 2.0 Objective, Defence’s mandatory document and records management system, forms part of the Defence Estate Information Systems (DEIS). Priority of this Instruction 3.0 Ambiguity, inconsistency or discrepancy between this instruction and any of the Base Services Contracts and Commonwealth or Defence issued policy, will be interpreted in the following order of priority to the extent of any ambiguity, inconsistency or discrepancy: 3.1 Commonwealth Legislation; 3.2 Base Services Contracts; 3.3 Defence Policy; and 3.4 This Operating Instruction. Scope of this Instruction 4.0 This Operating Instruction covers: 4.1 the operating policy and use of Objective; 4.2 the Objective user roles and responsibilities and system support; 4.3 the purpose and structure of the Estate Management Workgroup; 4.4 the use of the Estate Management Workgroup folder structure including upload of Estate related documentation to IBIS using Objective; 4.5 the document types typically required to be stored in Objective under the Base Services Contracts; and 4.6 file and document formats, specifications and naming conventions. 5.0 Documents required to be stored in the National Spatial Information Management System (NSIMS) are the subject of a separate Operating Instruction for NSIMS. Definitions 6.0 A Corporate file consists of a collection of documents, emails or objects that record an organisation’s business and policy decisions. A Corporate file can be one of the following within Objective: Virtual, Physical or Mixed mode. Virtual files are created in and managed by Objective, have no physical equivalent, and contain only electronic documents. Physical files are created and handled physically, recorded in and managed by Objective. Mixed mode files contain both virtual and physical records. Note: ‐ New physical files should not be created in the EM Workgroup structure as Defence records are expected to be created and managed electronically. 7.0 Data can be defined as the representation of raw, unorganised facts that need to be processed, interpreted, organised structured or presented so as to make it meaningful or useful information. IBIS and GEMS are the key data systems that EMOS and MSP contractors will upload the bulk of the information to reflect changes made to the Defence Estate. These changes are referred to as modified Estate Master Data or more commonly referred to as Estate Records (ie Defence Records) 8.0 Documents as defined by Acts Interpretation Act 1901 – section 2B ‐ A document means any record of information and includes anything on which there is writing, anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations having meaning for persons qualified to interpret them, anything from which sounds, images or writings can be reproduced with or without the aid of anything else and a map, plan, drawing or photograph. 9.0 Defence Record. A Defence record is any document or object, in any form, that contains information relating to Defence activity, and is created, captured, managed or stored by any Defence personnel or external service provider in order to provide evidence of that activity. These records are not the property of the individual who creates or works with them, but of Defence, and through it, the Commonwealth. As such, they are subject to the compliance requirements set out in the Archives Act 1983. Format and security classification do not affect the value of a record. They may however affect the handling procedures for that record. Information in a variety of formats can be considered records including: structured and semi‐structured data raw and processed data documents images audio and visual digital media handheld imagery and motion imagery emails web pages social media posts technical drawings and Physical objects (such as artwork and artefacts). Background 10.0 Information provided by Contractors under the former sub‐regional contract model has been managed in an ad hoc and decentralised manner. Former document management arrangements were complicated by region‐specific information management practices, resulting in nationally inconsistent processes for the storage, classification and retention of soft copy documents. 11.0 Objective is Defence’s record management system mandated by the Defence Committee in November 2009. The system operates on both the Defence Secret and Restricted Networks and enables Defence to manage both its physical and electronic records through their entire life cycle, from creation through to review and once finished with, archival or disposal. 12.0 The National Archives of Australia has developed a Digital Continuity Policy for whole of government that requires all Commonwealth entities to move to a digital information and records management system by the target date of 2020. Digital Continuity targets for 2020 have been set by the Archives Minister and may be found at this web location: www.naa.gov.auwww.naa.gov.au. 6 of 48 Benefits of Using Objective 13.0 EMOS and MSP Contractors, under their respective contracts, register Defence records generated and/or associated with the Defence Estate in Objective. These records may be generated by the Contractor or their subcontractors or collected on behalf of Defence from another Contractor. 14.0 Contractors and SDD personnel utilising the Objective system in the prescribed way will eliminate many of the issues about the promulgation of information relating to the Defence Estate. 15.0 Records uploaded and registered within Objective will provide greater transparency of information to all stakeholders in a timely and secure way providing an audit trail of access for each, as well as provide a number of benefits in supporting contractual activities for example: 15.1 form part of the ‘evidence’ that supports adherence to Commonwealth, State and local legislation, Defence and Commonwealth policy and contractual compliance associated with the Defence Estate; 15.2 support the sharing of intelligence between Contractors and Defence about the Defence Estate including its condition, risks, and maintenance; 15.3 inform decisions about the Defence Estate and contract obligations; 15.4 ensure Defence records relating to service delivery and contractual obligations are captured within a secure yet selectively transparent environment; 15.5 form part of the evidentiary trail that a contractor and/or Defence activity was performed; and 15.6 provide a central records storage system in which documents can be retrieved, edited, approved, reproduced, preserved and archived. Security Classification of Documents 16.0 Documents stored in Objective have to be classified as UNCLASSIFIED or marked For Official Use Only (FOUO). Documents classified as Protected must be stored in accordance with the relevant Defence Product Director (PD) direction. All other classifications (SECRET/TOP SECRET) are not part of this instruction and documents classified higher than Protected must not be stored in Objective on the DRN. Table 1: List of Defence Security Classifications for Documents Document Definition Instruction Classification UNOFFICIAL The marking UNOFFICIAL may be This classification is NOT to be used. assigned to information that All documents stored in Objective people generate in their private must be as a result of official business capacity under reasonable use of and/or contract activities. Defence resource provisions. UNCLASSIFIED Official information that does not This classification can be used to store meet the criteria for the documents in Objective as As long as it Application of a security meets the classification criteria. classification is UNCLASSIFIED official information. (see 7 of 48 Document Definition Instruction Classification paragraph Part2.30 ) of the Defence Security Manual (DSM) PROTECTED Official information that meets the This classification can be used as long criteria set out for Protected. as it meets the classification criteria. Protected documents can only be added to Objective via a DRN account. Where a requirement for a document to be classified as Protected, the Product Director should be notified of the intention to upload the document and any additional document handling instructions required before the document is uploaded to Objective. CONFIDENTIAL Not to be used in this instruction. Document with this classification must not be stored in Objective via the DRN. SECRET Not to be used in this instruction. Document with this classification must not be stored in Objective via the DRN. TOP SECRET Not to be used in this instruction. Document with this classification must not be stored in Objective via the DRN. Key Stakeholders 17.0 The Estate Management (EM) Workgroup folder and file structure is set up in Objective so that stakeholders can create, register, store and locate documents relating to the Defence Estate, a Base Services contract deliverable or an estate development, investment, leasing, disposal or maintenance project. Key stakeholder groups include: 17.1 EMOS Contractors; 17.2 other Base Services Contractors (eg. MSP’s); 17.3 Infrastructure Division Contractors and Defence staff; and 17.4 Service Delivery Division Personnel. 18.0 Annex A provides a breakdown of stakeholders for the respective folders within the Estate Management Workgroup, including folder ownership and the nominated Estate Management Workgroup Coordinator (EM WGC). 19.0 The National Workgroup Coordinator group (NWGC) is made up of a team of experienced Defence Objective WGCs. Some members of the NWGC group have been delegated to be EM WGCs to oversee the Estate Management (EM) Workgroup in terms of management and administration of the EM Workgroup and User Workgroups, and any structural or process changes. A list of members and their contact details are set out in Annex B. 8 of 48 Folder Structure Overview 20.0 The EM Workgroup and subordinate folders within Objective provides a centralised structure for records relating to and associated with the Defence Estate and Base Services Contracts. 21.0 Estate Management Workgroup: contains a series of folders 1‐7 to capture Estate Records and another series A to E for use by contractors for activities associated with their business, projects and contract change proposals, information on Objective and other reference material relevant to the Defence Estate See Annex C. 22.0 Folder 01 “International” is for records related to international elements of the Estate. 23.0 Folder 02 “Service Delivery – National”, each Base Services product and service has a folder to be used for their business purposes, as agreed with the individual Product Director. 24.0 Folders 03‐07, “Service Delivery – by Region” hold a virtual corporate file for each Defence property regardless of whether it is owned, leased or subject to disposal. Within each property file, records are filed in accordance with how the Defence Estate is categorised according to its estate classification. (refer Section 4 ‐ DEIS Business Rules for further information). 25.0 Folder A ‐ Base Services Contractor ‐ DEPOSIT BOXES: Each Base Services Contractor has a Deposit Box folder and a virtual corporate file created for their use. Deposit Boxes allow the Contractor, Product Directors, Contract Authority (CA) and any other Defence stakeholders to access the same information concurrently. Deposit boxes provide a staging area for documents so that stakeholders may quickly and easily view and perform necessary activities pertaining to that information. The Deposit Boxes should be treated as short term storage only for documents relating to the Estate. Long term storage of records relating to Defence properties is within corporate file relating to the property. 26.0 The use of the Contractor Deposit Box areas will be largely determined by business needs and arrangements made between the various stakeholders. All Contractors on Objective have privileges to create folders and subfolders within their Deposit Box file to suit business needs, however, it is strongly recommended that the Product line folders are maintained as a minimum. Refer to Annex DAnnex D or Annex E.Annex E 27.0 Over time, other corporate files or folders may be located within the Deposit Boxes for contractors to store other records relevant to their business not retained within GEMS. An example would be an Alternate Proposal document stored in Works Order documentation folder within each Contractor Deposit Box. 28.0 B ‐ Contract Administration Support – Contract Change Proposals: Each Base Services Contractor has a folder containing a virtual corporate file for uploading and managing Contract Change Proposals, including editing information and tracking progress. Approved contract change proposals may be downloaded from this area. 29.0 C ‐ Estate and Facilities Services Project Documentation: This folder area provides a centralised storage area for historical project documentation traditionally kept by Estate and Facility Services. The folder remains temporary until it is determined whether the information needs to be transferred to the EM Workgroup. Contractors who require access to this information may access it upon request (refer to Annex A for WGC). 30.0 D – Service Level Partnering Agreements: Use of this area is for agreements between Contractors and Defence. 31.0 E – Base Services Contract Objective Operating Instruction, Estate Management Reference Material and Objective Access Taskings: This folder contains all Estate related reference information and Operating Instructions for Defence and Contractor staff. This area is mainly 9 of 48 used by the Estate Management WGCs for reference material, instructions, correspondence relating to IBIS/GEMS, Estate Management Workgroup access requests, and any other pertinent information regarding the Defence Estate. 32.0 Other top level folders within the EM Workgroup may be created and removed as business needs require. For the creation or removal of folders within the EM Workgroup structure, contact the EM WGCs. 33.0 EM WGCs are responsible for creating new folders in the EM Workgroup structure to reflect changes made to the Defence Estate and the associated Estate records held in IBIS. In some circumstances, contractors may be required to create folders within the property or project files. Contractors have been given the relevant privileges in Objective to enable them to do this if there is a business need. 10 of 48
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