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PURPOSE. This instruction:

a. Reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5025.01 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.53 (Reference (b)).

b. Updates the policy, assignment of responsibilities, and procedures for the development, coordination, approval, publication, and review of DoD issuances (referred to in this instruction as "issuances").

c. Incorporates the use of the Secretary's Policy Memorandums as another means to quickly establish or implement and locate DoD policy.

d. Establishes the DoD Issuances Website at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives (unclassified) and https://www.dtic.smil.mil/whs/directives (classified) as the official DoD source for issuances and processing guidance. The DoD Issuances Website is referred to as "the Website" in this instruction.

e. Establishes the Directives Portal System at https://dps.whs.mil (unclassified) and https://dps.whs.smil.mil (classified) as the official site for requesting and obtaining issuance coordination and legal review. The Directives Portal System is referred to as "the Portal" in this instruction.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OCJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").