scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Directive applies to:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

All data assets and information that are or may be available within the GIG.

PURPOSE

This Directive:

Cancels reference (a) and establishes policies and responsibilities to implement data sharing, in accordance with reference (b), throughout the Department of Defense.

Directs the use of resources to implement data sharing among information capabilities, services, processes, and personnel interconnected within the Global Information Grid (GIG), as defined in reference (c).

Authorizes the publication of DoD issuances consistent with the policies herein and in reference (b).