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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.53 (Reference (a)), DoDD 5105.82 (Reference (b)), and Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5230.29 (Reference) to implement policy established in DoDD 5230.09 (Reference), assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to carry out security and policy review of DoD information for public release.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction:

a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. The Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as an independent and objective officer in the DoD, is exempt from the policy review provisions of this instruction. As necessary, information may be submitted for security review before public release.