scope:

PURPOSE. This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5240.04 (Reference (a)) to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for conducting CI investigations in accordance with DoD Directive 5240.02 and DoD Directive 5143.01 (References (b) and (c)).

b. Defines full-field CI investigations and preliminary CI investigations under the purview of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)).

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 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 instruction as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to the conduct of CI inquiries described in DoDI O-5240.21 (Reference (d)).