scope:

Purpose

a. To ensure the Department of the Navy's (DON) ability to develop and/or acquire spectrum dependent systems (SDS) through an enforceable and controlled system that assesses risks to or of those systems through a deliberate and repeatable process.

b. To implement within the DON, its uniformed military services, field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities and functions, the applicable provisions of references (a) through (p) (enclosure (1)) and to assign roles and responsibilities for electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) policy, representation, management, and use within the DON (enclosure (2)). Specifically, to establish policy and/or procedures for:

(1) The DON Spectrum Management Office (SMO),

(2) The DON Spectrum Supportability (SS) Integrated Product Team (I PT) (enclosure ( 3) ) ,

(3) Spectrum supportability risk assessments (SSRA) (enclosure (4)), and

(4) Spectrum-dependent asset value determinations (SDAVD) (enclosure ( 5) ) .

Applicability. This instruction applies to the SECNAV, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps components and service activities, their personnel, and supporting contractors and consultants. No program or activity shall be exempt from the requirements of this instruction, regardless of sensitivity or classification.