Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment (2007) / Chapter Skim
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4 Information Management Systems
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At the other sites examined, infortransmission facilities, computational systems, and storage mation management governance is split into several areas, media used in information management systems lead to chal and coordinated in a loose collegial manner. At TOCDF, for lenges related to obsolescence when the operating programs example, the management of the new control subsystem for that generate the information continues over a protracted mustard agent processing will be assigned to the plant inforperiod of time (see Appendix B)
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should implement a mechanism to coordinate and formally At most sites personnel responsible for the office, labo- demand consensus in areas of information management ratory, and technical functions, and in some cases human where joint operations between the chemical agent stockpile resources and other functions, make decisions on informa- incineration facilities are appropriate. Such mechanisms tion technology and information management systems inde- should be developed, implemented, and reinforced for the pendently, although meetings are held to discuss needs and remaining life span of the chemical agent stockpile disposal requirements on what is a locally determined basis.
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maintenance of servers, based on adequate funding and man- (Tier 3) agement of core capabilities, is a mandatory element of the continued operability of chemical agent stockpile incinera Storage and Backup Facilities tion facilities and should be ensured across sites under guidance from the Chemical Materials Agency.
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The Chemical Materials Agency • office applications; should conduct an overall evaluation of security require • technical software; ments, maintenance implications, and impending evolution • electronic reference software; ary changes in the basic computer operating systems (Win • computer maintenance and management software; and dows and Linux) used at chemical agent disposal facilities.
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A wide range of technical software that supports engiFinding 16. A variety of data formats are used in different neering, scientific, human resources, and other users exists contexts in the chemical agent stockpile incineration facili- in the facilities examined, and this could complicate operaties, and the prospect of long-term records retention and re- tions in the long term if version control is not exercised.
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Program Planning and Management Software This group of applications is used in planning and man- In short, there has been an effective attempt to provide a aging enterprises or projects at various levels. Included in solution that will assist in delivering a pivotal requirement this group are project management software (Microsoft for continued operability, namely, the effective location and Project and Project Server, Primavera P3/EC, and Suretrak)
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44 CONTINUING OPERABILITY OF CHEMICAL AGENT DISPOSAL FACILITIES guarantee that applications developed in this way will have sessment or quality control mechanism in place for this functhe staying power to support operations in the longer term. tion.
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