The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) effort to implement a software enterprise management process within the DoD. The goal is to create DoD-wide Enterprise Software Agreements (ESAs) that substantially reduce the cost of DoD common-use, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software.
DISA’s Strategic Planning and Information (SPI)/Chief Information Office (CIO) representatives meet regularly with the DoD ESI co-chairs to pursue the establishment of software agreements using the methodology outlined in the DoD ESI Guidance and Policy Memorandum and to develop and execute Software Asset Management within DoD and DISA. Contact information for DISA’s representatives is provided below:
Software Asset Management
Information Resource Management Branch (SI21)
(703) 681-2082 DSN 761
DoD ESI Working Group Member
DISA Enterprise Systems Branch (SI25)
(703) 681-2072 DSN 761
The following contracts are under ESI and managed within DISA:
| Information Assurance Tools |
Vendor |
McAffee
Symantec
|
Network Associates
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Government Technology Solutions |
| Operating Systems |
Vendor |
Red Hat Linux
Sun (SSTEW) |
DLT Solutions, INC.
Dynamic Systems |
| Office Systems |
Vendor |
| Netscape |
Netscape |
For additional contracts or more detailed information on this initiative, please visit the DoD ESI Web site.