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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction, in accordance with guidance in Reference (b) and pursuant to the authority in Reference (c), and updates policy guidance and responsibilities for administering the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.

Cancels References (d), DoD 1400.20-2-M, and DoD 1400.20-3-M (References (e) and (f)).

Continues to authorize DoD Instruction 1400.25 (Reference (g)) and additional implementing guidance for administering the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction:

Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Does not apply to the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the National Reconnaissance Office.