Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com copier operations. In coordination with the command and agency, provide direction and guidance regarding curtailment, consolidation and/or elimination of equipment and operations as warranted. (g) Represent the AASA in operational matters relating to field printing, reproduction, and copier operations with the DAPS, the JCP, and with the Public Printer, Government Printing Office (GPO). (h) Maintain centralized accountability of printing, reproduction, and related equipment necessary to satisfy prior notifications and annual reporting requirements to the JCP. (i) Coordinate with the JCP for operational matters related to— 1.
Establishment, relocation, and disestablishment of Army-controlled printing and reproduction facilities. 2. Purchase, rent, transfer, storage, and disposal of printing, binding, and related equipment. 3. Research and development projects that may affect field printing, binding, and related areas. 4. Submissions of annual reports. 5. Conduct of staff visits to field printing and reproduction operations. c. The DA Forms Management Program. The Deputy will— (1) Ensure efficiency and economy in the development, production, distribution, and use of forms. (2) Serve as the DA contact for forms matters. (3) Assist in the design of paper-based, electronic and web-based forms.
Evaluate requests for forms, and ensure that Army-wide forms are consistent with Army forms management objectives. (4) Assist the OSD in achieving forms management objectives. (5) Provide life-cycle management of departmental forms regardless of media. d. The Readability Program. The Deputy will— (1) Provide guidance on readability and monitor the Army’s Readability Program. (2) Exercise DA supervision over the readability of DA administrative publications. e. The Reduction in Unit Publications Program (RUPP). The Deputy will manage the RUPP to include analyzing proposed input to Army publications to ensure compliance with this regulation. f. The Electronic Publishing Program.
The Deputy will— (1) Manage the Army-wide Electronic Publishing Program and the administrative publications databases. (2) Evaluate and implement new electronic publishing and electronic forms technology to improve the DA publica- tions and forms. (3) In coordination with Army proponents, develop and publish standards for electronic departmental publishing and forms applications maximizing the use of commercial-off-the-shelf tools and industry standards to the extent feasible. (4) Establish, operate, and maintain the Army Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) registry and library (ASRL; www.asrl.com).
(5) Approve all document type definitions and formatting output specification instances style sheets, and style sheet transformations for departmental media approved for inclusion in the DOD Metadata Registry. (6) Authenticate, procure, replicate, stock, and distribute compact disk-read only memory for Army departmental publications. (7) Promote the use of the Internet for electronic coordination and distribution of the Army’s publications and forms, ensuring accessibility to departmental administrative publications and forms in standard formats (for example, SGML, XML, Hypertext Markup Language, and Portable Document File). 1–11.
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA ALT)) will ensure that program executives and project managers acquire XML for new and revised TMs. The data will be in accordance with military standards (MIL-STD) 3008, 40051–1, 40051–2, 2361 and applicable military specifications for publication types not covered in MIL–STD–40051–1 or MIL–STD–40051–2. 1–12. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7 a. The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS, G–3/5/7) will serve as the Army functional proponent and exercise DA staff supervision over and set objectives for Army-wide doctrinal and training publications. b.
Formulate and justify Army wide doctrinal and training publications funding for out-year budgets with the overall guidance and policy developed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)). c. The DCS, G–3/5/7 is responsible for the Army’s nuclear matters. The DCS, G–3/5/7 will exercise oversight of the Army equipment publications program to support its responsibility for the Army’s nuclear weapons programs. This responsibility includes— (1) Coordinating with the DCS, G–4 for the management of nuclear weapons publications. (2) Providing guidance to the U.S.
Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency (USANCA) on the restricted distribution of nuclear weapons publications via Department of the Army Form (DA Form) 12–35–R (Requirements for Nuclear Weapons Publications). USANCA receives DA Forms 12–35–R from units requesting nuclear weapons publications; 4 AR 25 30 27 March 2006