Purpose
To provide Â鶹´«Ã½ with guidance to develop and implement the appropriate activities with regards to the acquisition, and eventual disposition or information technology assets, Â鶹´«Ã½ system components, and third-party services.
Policy
Â鶹´«Ã½ exercises due diligence and due care when engaging in the acquisition of information technology assets, including but not limited to, Â鶹´«Ã½ system components, hardware, software, and third-party services. Â鶹´«Ã½ recognizes that information technology assets have a limited useful lifespan and will designate appropriate End-of-Life (EoL) for information technology assets.
Summary
Â鶹´«Ã½ requires that systems acquired for use in the Â鶹´«Ã½ meet all Federal and State laws in addition to meeting security requirements. The acquisition begins with acceptable configuration provided by Â鶹´«Ã½ to meet acceptable security standards as well as being appropriate for delivering the designated service, documentation that is distributed appropriately and a responsible end of life, disposed of in accordance with Â鶹´«Ã½ policy and replaced.