scope:

PURPOSE.

In accordance with the authority in Reference (a), this Directive:

a. Incorporates and cancels Reference (b).

b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities to institutionalize CPI/LSS as one of the primary approaches to assessing and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of DoD processes in support of the Department's national defense mission.

APPLICABILITY.

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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").