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SITE INFORMATION
Welcome to the public access web site of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (abbreviated NMCP).
The home page of this web site is located at http://www-nmcp.med.navy.mil.
This page contains information on our web site's purpose. Also included here are statements about privacy and security external links.
Purpose
The purpose of this web site is to support the overall mission of NMCP through the dissemination of public information related to the missions and responsibilities of our organization. This information is posted on this site to satisfy the information needs or mission objectives of one or more audiences, while taking into account operational security, privacy considerations, and force protection.
The World Wide Web provides NMCP with a powerful tool to convey information quickly and efficiently on a broad range of topics. It has allowed NMCP to embrace a Revolution in Business Affairs and re-engineer many of its business practices, such as paper-free contract administration and finance, Internet-based commerce, and Internet-based publishing. The global reach of the Web makes information, whether a press release or a statistical chart, easily available to everyone from individual Service members to the international community.
At the same time, NMCP has recognized that the Internet may provide potential adversaries with a potent instrument to obtain, correlate, and evaluate an unprecedented volume of aggregated information on defense personnel and activities. The DoD is now assessing information posted on public DoD Web sites to ensure national security is not compromised or personnel placed at risk. On September 23, 1998, the Deputy Secretary of Defense outlined this problem and described the DoD's efforts to balance customer needs with a concern for preserving security and privacy.
While we are examining DoD criteria and procedures for posting materials on the internet, we are also updating and improving our own web site. In July 1999 the site moved to a new server, Since that time we have been developing a new "look and feel," reorganizing and updating most of the pages, and adding new content.
We appreciate your patience during this transition. If you have trouble finding what you need, if you notice errors, or if you have suggestions for improving our web site, please let us know via our Website Feedback Page or email the Webmaster.Management
The NMCP Website is managed by the Director of Administration. The Web Team is managed by the Management Information Department, Technical Support Division. Each of the major organizational departments/divisions within NMCP has the opportunity to contribute information and make suggestions for this web site.
Privacy and Security Notice
For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Information presented on this WWW site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.You may decide to send us personally-identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a complaint. We use personally-identifying information from consumers in various ways to further our customer's protection and to provide better service. This may be to correct broken links that you have identified or to provide additional information that you have requested. Any information that we collect via a questionnaire or a guestbook may be subject to disclosure, but will be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act to ensure the greatest protection of personal privacy in the face of any required disclosure.
Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration General Records Schedule 20 guidelines.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.
If you have any questions or comments about this web site or its contents, information about contacting us can be found on the NMCP Feedback page which is accessible from the top navigation bar.External Links
The appearance of links to external information does not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or verification of accuracy by NMCP of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. NMCP does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. All links are provided as a service to visitors to our site and are selected based on their consistency with the stated purpose of this web site.
Please let us know about existing external links which you believe are inappropriate, and about specific additional external links which you believe ought to be included.
.Disclaimer Notice
Disclaimer for Non-U.S. Government Sites. The appearance of ".com" hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by NMCP of these websites or the information, products or services contained therein. NMCP does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD Web site.
