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ASM REVISION

Information Technology Architecture and Standards

Effective February 16, 2006, the Administrative Support Manual (ASM) part 861 is revised to delete some references to enterprise architecture.

Administrative Support Manual (ASM)

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8 Information Resources

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86 Planning and Acquisition

861 IT Architecture and Standards

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861.1 Enterprise Architecture

[Delete 861.121 to 861.124.]

861.2 Standards

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861.22 Software

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[Revise item b to read as follows:]

b. Products must comply with Postal Service Section 508 policy. (See Handbook AS-508.)

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861.3 Compliance

[Revise text to read as follows:]

All systems and services must align with the Postal Service Enterprise Architecture and use standards to leverage the benefits of faster deployment and cheaper development and operation.

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the ASM and also into the online update available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click on References.

• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.

• Click on Manuals.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

—Technology Planning, Policy, and Communications,
Information Technology, 2-16-06