scope:

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Directive:

Reissues reference (a).

Establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for administration, management, and implementation for departmental accountable officials and certifying officers within the Department of Defense under references (b) and (c).

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Directive:

Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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").