scope:

PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Establishes the DoD Official Mail Program (OMP).

Establishes the basic DOD OMP policies.

Establishes the requirement for appointing official mail manager's (OMMs) and describes their duties.

Implements DOD Directive 4525.6 and Federal Property Management Regulations, Amendment A-53 (references (a) and (b)).

Prescribes uniform procedures for DOD official mail.

Authorizes the publication of DOD 4525.8-M (reference (c)) in accordance with DoD 5025.1-M (reference (d)).

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard when it is operating as a Military Service in the Navy), 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 within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components") and their Non-Appropriated Fund Activities. The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.