Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com forms as necessary to support requirements for The Army (including National Guard and Army Reserves), regardless of media. b. The CG, TRADOC will— (1) Ensure that doctrinal and training publications are made available in the media necessary to accommodate the needs of all of its target audience. (2) Prescribe standards and procedures for TRADOC-produced Army-wide doctrinal and training publications and products, and DA and DD forms when prescribed by these publications. (3) Evaluate the adequacy of existing publications and products.
(4) Supervise the readability program for TRADOC produced Army-wide doctrinal and training publications and products and ensure that those publications meet readability standards. (5) Prepare and review TRADOC produced Army-wide doctrinal and training publications and products. (6) Formulate and justify funding for the out-year budgets for TRADOC produced Army-wide doctrinal and training publications. (7) Resolve questions of priority concerning Army-wide doctrinal and training publications and products. (8) Coordinate or participate in the establishment of DOD, and multi-Service doctrinal and training programs and policies.
(9) Coordinate with the ODCS, G–3/5/7 (DAMO–SSP) to obtain consensus/DA approval on multi-Service doctrinal publications. (10) Provide agency positions to the ODCS, G–3/5/7 (DAMO–SSP), on joint doctrine publications. Assist HQDA in development of joint doctrine publications. (11) Prescribe standards and procedures for, and manage development, production, and distribution of DA graphic training aids (GTAs). (12) Develop and manage CD–ROMs containing authenticated departmental doctrinal and training, publications, including training that supports approved programs of instruction.
(13) Verify, validate, and ensure authentication of all doctrinal and training information included in departmental information products, issued on CD–ROM. (14) Ensure that overall publishing plans for issuing new publications, and revising existing publications include appropriate consideration for transitioning from printed media to digital media. c. The CG, TRADOC, is the principal user representative in all matters relating to the use of equipment publica- tions, in the Army combat/training environment concerning the Army Equipment Publications Program.
The CG, TRADOC will— (1) Provide a description of each applicable target audience to the materiel developer for equipment/system to be supported by equipment publications. (2) Evaluate advanced individual training to ensure that general and selected special (equipment-peculiar) skills called for in equipment publications are accommodated. The CG, TRADOC will ensure that provisions are made to use equipment publications efficiently during training. (3) Provide, when applicable, for development, coordination, and subsequent changes to on-vehicle equipment loading plan appendixes included in specified combat vehicle operator publications.
(4) Participate in the development, review, and revision of appropriate military specifications covering equipment publications preparation. 1–23. Publishing and printing functional managers Publishing and printing functional managers, commonly referred to as publishing control officers, forms management officers, and printing/reproduction control officers, provide oversight management for publishing and printing mission for the HQDA agency, MACOM, or Army field activity to which they are assigned. The functional manager is responsible for providing guidance and clarification necessary to carry out the provisions of the Army-wide Publishing and Printing Program.
Although the majority of the publishing and printing functional manager’s responsibilities may be performed by a contractor, the determination of departmental or agency policy, such as the approval of the content and application of the regulation, or the rescission of a policy document such as a regulation, is considered an inherently governmental function that cannot be performed by a contractor. a. Publishing mission.
(1) Heads of HQDA agencies and commanders of MACOMs, MSCs, Army Reserves, National Guard, and installa- tions will— (a) Support the Army’s less paper policy by promoting increased use of the local area network, intranet, and Internet technology as a means for collaboration on proposed drafts, and as a primary means for accessing electronic publications and forms where practical and feasible. Questions concerning copyrighted or licensed material should be referred to the servicing legal counsel (see para 2–5). (b) Ensure that a functional manager is designated to manage the functions of publications control, printing and 8 AR 25 30 27 March 2006