scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), 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").

Exclusions to this Instruction are provided at Enclosure 4 and Reference (c).

PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities under References (a) and (b) for creating, acquiring, and managing DoD productions throughout their life cycle.

Establishes the DoD Production Management Group as provided at Enclosure 3.