scope:

PURPOSE. This directive:

a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5400.11 (Reference (a)) to update the established policies and assigned responsibilities of the DoD Privacy Program pursuant to section 552a of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (also known and referred to in this directive as "The Privacy Act" (Reference (b))) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130 (Reference (c)).

b. Authorizes the Defense Privacy Board and the Defense Data Integrity Board.

c. Authorizes DoD 5400.11-R (Reference (d)) to provide guidance on The Privacy Act; prescribes uniform procedures for implementation of and compliance with the DoD Privacy Program.

d. Delegates authorities and responsibilities for the effective administration of the DoD Privacy Program.

APPLICABILITY

a. This directive 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 (referred to collectively in this directive as the "DoD Components").

b. For the purposes of subsection (i), "Criminal penalties," of The Privacy Act, any DoD contractor and any employee of such a contractor will be considered to be an employee of DoD when DoD provides by a contract for the operation by or on behalf of DoD of a system of records to accomplish a DoD function. DoD will, consistent with its authority, cause the requirements of section (m) of The Privacy Act to be applied to such systems.