Organizations interested in acquiring eMASS or getting a demonstration should contact eMASS Program Manager at (301) 225-8827.
eMASS Architecture Overview
Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) is a Web-based system hosted on the DISA Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) located in Columbus, Ohio. This architecture allows partitioned instances of the application to be created for multiple organizations while reducing enterprise maintenance costs and centralizing hosting for the enterprise. eMASS is deployed on both the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network and the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network at the DISA DECC.
Because of the enterprise deployment of eMASS at the DISA DECC, no local software or hardware is required for the receiving organization to operate eMASS.
eMASS Capacity Approval Process
Organizations interested in deploying an eMASS implementation must first coordinate this deployment with the appropriate Military Department, Combatant Commanders, Defense Agency, or Defense Field Agency Chief Information Officer (CIO) (e.g., Department of the Navy CIO, Marine Corps CIO, Army CIO/G6, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff J6, Office of the Secretary of Defense CIO, etc.) – reference Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8000.1 (Management of DoD Information Resources and Information Technology) and DoDD 8115.01 (Information Technology Portfolio Management).
DoD Component CIOs endorsing the proposed eMASS deployment should acknowledge their support for the requested deployments by sending a signed letter (sample letter available here) to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration (ASD(NII))/Principal Deputy DoD CIO. A PDF copy of the signed letter can be emailed to an eMASS point of contact (POC), PEO-MA IA5 Division. The letter should include a statement indicating CIO approval for the organization’s eMASS use and should identify an organizational POC for further discussions regarding eMASS procurement and deployment planning.
This endorsement supports information technology portfolio management and is not intended as a substitute for system certification and accreditation authority and processes.
When the approval process is successfully completed, the requesting Command/Service/Agency will be contacted via the POC indicated on the CIO approval letter to begin the planning and coordination process.