Recent DoD issuance

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recent DoD issuance standards and templates updates include:

• September 18: OSD Component requests for MS Word versions of online DoD issuances must be sent to DoDDirectives@whs.mil instead of individual editors


• July 11: The webpages for processing DoD Issuances and processing AI's and DA&M's have been updated with a new visual representation of the issuance process.


• June 19: The office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense requires that reissued directives include a summary of the changes made. The DoD directive action memo and processing procedures have been updated and a sample is available: Directives_Reissuance_Samples


• Effective June 15: DoD issuance standards formatting changed for consistency and per the Plain Writing Act of 2010. Issuances currently in the formal coordination, presignature, or legal sufficiency review stages will not be required to change to the new formatting. Issuances with changes will no longer be highlighted in red. Click here for a summary of changes made.


• Effective June 1: AI/DA&M Processing Procedures have changed. These changes affect all offices within DA&M that develop DoD issuances for DA&M, Director, WHS, or DepSecDef signature



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• MS Word Mysteries: Help on how to turn off autoformatting and create multi-page tables is now available in Supporting Documents under FAQs.

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WEBSITE UPDATES ON TWITTER

Current website updates can be found on our public Twitter feed. Updates include new issuance releases and cancellations, updates to IIC, changes to issuance process documents and training class information. A Twitter account is not necessary to view this information.

Effective November 30: Issuances sent for presignature review must follow the standard format approved on 6/15/2012 (see standards tab). Effective 1/1/2013, all issuances sent to the Directives Division must follow that standard. General Changes to All Standards DoD Directive Standards DoD Instruction Standards DoD Manual Standards Directive-Type Memo Standards Administrative Instruction Standards Standards for making changes to DoD Issuances

DoD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program DoDI 8510.01, DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System DoDM 5200.01, Vol. 1-3, DoD Information Security Program: Vol. 1, Overview, Classification, and Declassification Vol. 2, Marking of Classified Information Vol. 3, Protection of Classified Information DoD 5500.07-R, Joint Ethics Regulation DoDI 6130.03, Medical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Military Services DoD 1348.33: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Manual of Military Decorations & Awards DoD 4515.13-R, Air Transportation Eligibility DoDI 1327.06, Leave and Liberty Policy and Procedures DoDI 8500.02, Information Assurance (IA) Implementation

THE ISSUANCE PROCESS:
Requirements, Templates, and Instructions to assist Components in developing and coordinating DoD Issuances

If you are an OSD Component (OTHER THAN DA&M) and you are:

• Issuing a new DoD Directive, Instruction, Directive-Type Memorandum or Manual
• Reissuing an existing issuance or
• Requesting a change or cancellation to an existing issuance