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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction 1035.01 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)) and incorporates and cancels Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) Memorandum (Reference (c)).

b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for implementing DoD telework programs.

c. Implements the provisions of section 359 of Public Law 106-346 (Reference (d)) and sections 101 and 206 of title 37, United States Code (Reference (e)).

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:

a. 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").

b. Employees (as defined in the Glossary) and Service members where indicated in the Instruction and at the discretion of the Heads of DoD Components.