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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for OSINT operations within the Department of Defense in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference (a)) and responsibilities pursuant to DoDD 5105.21 (Reference (b)).

b. Incorporates and cancels Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)) Memorandum (Reference (c)).

c. Conforms to and is consistent with the law and Presidential guidance concerning the authorities and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) according to Public Law 108-458 (Reference (d)), Executive Order 12333 (Reference (e)), and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 301 (Reference (f)).

d. Establishes the DoD Open Source Council (DOSC) as the primary governance mechanism for DoD OSINT.

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