scope:

Applicability and Scope.

This directive applies to the Offices of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and all Navy and Marine Corps activities, installations, and commands.

Purpose.

To implement the provisions of references (a) through (e) by providing revised policy and assigning responsibilities for the life-cycle management (creation, maintenance, use, and disposition) of information as records in all media, including electronic, and establishing responsibility for the Department of the Navy (DON) Records Management Program. Additionally, to provide policy for the identification and protection of vital records. This instruction has been revised substantially and should be reviewed in its entirety.