| Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to,
VA Handbooks 6102 and 6500; VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517; and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS). Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Prior to use of this technology, users
should check with their supervisor, Information Security Officer (ISO), Facility Chief Information Officer (CIO), or local Office of Information and Technology
(OI&T) representative to ensure that all actions are consistent with current VA policies and procedures prior to implementation. |
| The VA Decision Matrix displays the current and future VAIT
position regarding different releases of a TRM entry. These decisions are
based upon the best information available as of the most current date. The consumer of this information has the
responsibility to consult the organizations responsible for the desktop, testing, and/or production environments
to ensure that the target version of the technology will be supported.
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| Legend: |
| White |
Authorized: The technology/standard has been authorized for use.
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| Yellow |
Authorized w/ Constraints: The technology/standard can be used within the specified constraints located
below the decision matrix in the footnote[1] and on the General tab.
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| Gray |
Authorized w/ Constraints (POA&M): This technology or standard can be used only if a POA&M review is conducted and signed by
the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) as designated by the Authorizing Official (AO) or designee
and based upon a recommendation from the POA&M Compliance Enforcement,
has been granted to the project team or organization that wishes to use the technology.
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| Orange |
Authorized w/ Constraints (DIVEST): VA has decided to divest itself on the use of the technology/standard.
As a result, all projects currently utilizing the technology/standard must plan to eliminate their use of
the technology/standard. Additional information on when the entry is projected to become unauthorized may be
found on the Decision tab for the specific entry.
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| Black |
Unauthorized: The technology/standard is not (currently) permitted to be used under any circumstances.
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| Blue |
Authorized w/ Constraints (PLANNING/EVALUATION): The period of time this technology is currently being evaluated, reviewed,
and tested in controlled environments. Use of this technology is strictly controlled and not available
for use within the general population. If a customer would like to use this technology, please work with
your local or Regional OI&T office and contact the appropriate evaluation office
displayed in the notes below the decision matrix. The Local or Regional OI&T
office should submit an
inquiry to the TRM
if they require further assistance or if the evaluating office is not listed in the notes below.
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| Release/Version Information: |
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VA decisions for specific versions may include a ‘.x’ wildcard, which denotes a decision that pertains to a range of multiple versions.
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For example, a technology authorized with a decision for 7.x would cover any version of 7.(Anything) - 7.(Anything). However, a 7.4.x decision
would cover any version of 7.4.(Anything), but would not cover any version of 7.5.x or 7.6.x on the TRM.
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VA decisions for specific versions may include ‘+’ symbols; which denotes that the decision for the version specified also includes versions greater than
what is specified but is not to exceed or affect previous decimal places.
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For example, a technology authorized with a decision for 12.6.4+ would cover any version that is greater than 12.6.4, but would not exceed the .6 decimal ie: 12.6.401
is ok, 12.6.5 is ok, 12.6.9 is ok, however 12.7.0 or 13.0 is not.
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| Any major.minor version that is not listed in the VA Decision Matrix is considered Authorized w/ Constraints (POA&M). |
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<Past |
Future> |
| CS5 5.0.0 |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
Unapproved |
DIVEST
[5] |
DIVEST
[5] |
DIVEST
[5] |
Unapproved |
| CS6 6.0.0 |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
DIVEST
[5] |
DIVEST
[5] |
DIVEST
[6] |
| CS6 6.0.1 |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
DIVEST
[5] |
DIVEST
[6] |
| CS6 6.0.2 |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[1, 2] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[3, 4] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
Approved w/Constraints
[5] |
Approved w/Constraints
[6] |
| | | | [1] | Creative Cloud versions of this product are not permitted without a waiver from the Architecture and Engineering Review Board (AERB) and expressed authorization. Use of non-Creative Cloud versions of this technology should be restricted to those who have an official need to publish information on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Product must remain patched and operated in accordance with Federal and Department security and privacy policies and guidelines. | | | [2] | As of April 23, 2015, per the Deputy CIO of Architecture, Strategy and Design (ASD), all technologies in use by the VA require an assessment by the VA Section 508 office. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 is a federal law that sets the guidelines for technology accessibility. A VA Section 508 assessment of this technology has not been completed at the time of publication. Therefore, as of April 23, 2015 only users of this technology who have deployed the technology to the production environment, or have project design and implementation plans authorized, may continue to operate this technology. In the case of a project that has implemented, or been authorized for a specific site or number of users, and that project needs to expand operations to other sites or to an increased user base, it may do so as long as the project stays on the existing version of the technology that was authorized or implemented as of April 22, 2015. Use of this technology in all other cases is prohibited.
| | | [3] | Due to potential information security risks, cloud based versions of this product are not permitted without a waiver signed by the Deputy CIO of ASD based upon a recommendation from the Architecture and Engineering Review Board (AERB). In addition, cloud based features of this software may not be used without an Enterprise Security Change Control Board (ESCCB) approval to ensure that confidential organization and/or PII/PHI data are not compromised (ref: VA Directive 6004, VA Directive 6517 and VA Directive 6513). Use of public cloud storage requires documented Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliance and a Memorandum of Understanding / Interconnection Security Agreement (MOU/ISA) between the vendor and VA prior to ESCCB review. | | | [4] | Technology must remain patched and operated in accordance with Federal and Department security policies and guidelines in order to mitigate known and future security vulnerabilities. | | | [5] | Due to potential information security risks, cloud based technologies may not be used without an Enterprise Security Change Control Board (ESCCB) approval. This body is in part responsible for ensuring organizational information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), and VA sensitive data are not compromised. (Ref: VA Directive 6004, VA Directive 6517, VA Directive 6513 and VA Directive 6102). | | | [6] | Due to potential information security risks, cloud based technologies may not be used without the approval of the VA Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) Group. This body is in part responsible for ensuring organizational information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), and VA sensitive data are not compromised. (Ref: VA Directive 6004, VA Directive 6517, VA Directive 6513 and VA Directive 6102). |
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| Note: |
This technology has multiple patches and/or minor releases per year. This is denoted by the `x` placeholder. At the time of writing, version 6.0.2 is the latest version released. |
