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Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5144.02, this issuance implements National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Directive (NTISSD) No. 600 by establishing policies and assigining responsibilities for conducting COMSEC monitoring of DoD telecommunications.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance:

a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) 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 issuance as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not authorize, or otherwise apply to, the monitoring of telecommunications for purposes governed by other DoD policy and guidance. This includes, but is not limited to, monitoring for: