The Chief of Staff of the Army has directed the assignment of the Directorate of Information Management to the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command, or USANETCOM/9th SC, in support of the Global Network Enterprise.
The reassignment, which affects DOIMs throughout the Army, is effective Oct. 1 when the Aberdeen Proving Ground DOIM will be renamed the U.S. Army Signal Network Enterprise Center, APG, OR NEC APG.
With the transfer, NEC APG becomes the 70th APG Garrison-supported organization.
The NEC APG will continue to provide information technology services to APG customers through integrated network operations and the transparent delivery of LandWarNet (LWN) capabilities, according to Jeff VanBemmel, deputy director, NEC APG.
"Services at APG will stay the same as well as our relationship with the garrison," VanBemmel said. "The main difference is, instead of aligning with the Installation Management Command, we now come under the 9th Signal Brigade and the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command or NETCOM."
"Having a command that is Army signal trained all the way up to the Department of the Army level can only help us," he added. "We'll get better support, and we'll be able to provide better services to our customers.
"This change is simply about aligning priorities and resources under one command," VanBemmel added. "We use to receive resources from one command - IMCOM - and technical direction from another - NETCOM. This aspect alone will result in better focus and ability to prioritize and allocate resources to support the missions of our customers.
"NEC APG and the garrison will continue to work closely together," he said. "It's important to all of us that we maintain that relationship."
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