scope:

PURPOSE.

This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5145.3 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the guidance in DoDI 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the authority in DoDD 5145.01 (Reference (c)).

b. Establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for the oversight of the personnel security programs of the Department of Defense in accordance with Reference (c) and DoDD 5145.04 (Reference (d)).

APPLICABILITY.

This instruction 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 Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").