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PURPOSE. This administrative instruction (AI) reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5120.18 (Reference (a)) as an AI in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.53 and Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (References (b) and (c)) to establish a DoDCC for the administration of services which, for the convenience of the U.S. Government, are necessary and benefit the health, morale, and welfare of DoD workforce in the National Capital Region (NCR).

APPLICABILITY. This AI:

a. Applies to OSD, 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 within the DoD in the NCR that are serviced by the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) (referred to in this AI as the "WHS-serviced Components").

b. Does not apply to activities on military installations, except as amended or modified at the direction of the Director of Administration in the Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) in agreement with an authority for the military installation.