scope:

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 any other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

The Warfighting Mission Area (WMA), Business Mission Area (BMA), DoD portion of Intelligence Mission Area (DIMA), and Enterprise Information Environment (EIE) Mission Area (EIEMA).

All current and planned DoD IT investments, including National Security Systems, but excluding IT that is not part of the Global Information Grid (GIG) IT per reference (e).

PURPOSE

This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the management of DoD information technology (IT) investments as portfolios that focus on improving DoD capabilities and mission outcomes consistent with references (a), (b), (c), (d), and DoD Directive 8100.1 (reference (e)).