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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5111.1 (Reference (a)) and Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)), establishes DoD policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the documentation, storage, and exchange of suspicious activity reports (SAR) through law enforcement channels to improve the protection of DoD personnel, facilities, and forces in transit.

b. Delegates authorities for the effective administration of this policy.

c. Supersedes and cancels Directive-Type Memorandum 10-018 (Reference (c)).

d. Implements the Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (d)) establishing the eGuardian system to serve as the DoD law enforcement SAR system.

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 DoD (IG, DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. DoD law enforcement officers (LEOs), including police officers, investigators, criminal intelligence analysts, and their supporting antiterrorism and force protection planning personnel who are assigned, attached, or detailed to law enforcement agencies.

c. DoD contractors who, on behalf of a DoD Component and sponsored by a law enforcement official, are involved in the SAR process, including operating a system of records as defined in the Glossary and any of the activities associated with maintaining a system of records related to SARs, such as collecting and disseminating records, but only to the extent specified by the terms of the relevant contractual vehicle.