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The Automated Directives System (ADS)

The ADS is USAID's directives management program. Agency policy directives, required procedures, and helpful, optional material are drafted, cleared, and issued through the ADS. Agency employees must adhere to these policy directives and required procedures.
The ADS Contains...
  • Agency-Created Policy Directives
        and Required Procedures
  • Governing External Laws,
        Executive Orders, and Regulations
  • USAID External Regulations
        in the CFR
  • Optional, Helpful Information and
        Examples of Best Practices
  • Sample Documents and
        How-To Guidelines
  • Policy Notices (Interim Updates)
  • AID Handbook Chapters that are
        still valid*
* The ADS web site is a real-time portal to the most recent versions of ADS chapters and internally created references, interim updates, and links to external references.

* For AID Handbook chapters that are still valid, see the Handbook Status page for specifics. This page provides the reader with status information on each AID handbook and links the reader to those still valid handbook chapters.

* To view PDF files, download the accessible version of Adobe  Acrobat Reader.
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