Selection Content Criteria
Documents received by DTIC are evaluated for pertinence and timeliness of their contents. Relevance to DoD research and engineering and studies activities such as Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) is essential. Acceptance of DoD documents is normal procedure, but the suitability of non-DoD documents may require detailed comparison with selection objectives to justify accession. In accordance with DoD Instruction 3200.14 (May 13, 1997) DTIC selects documents that include, but are not limited to, the examples listed below. Exceptions may be made to items on these lists, based on overall evaluation against the selection criteria, and if necessary a review by committee.
General Criteria for Selection
| •Relevance to DoD Technical Concerns | •Reproducibility |
| •Scientific and Technical Content | •Completeness of Data |
| •Funding Sources |
•Extent of Activity |
| •Security Classification |
•Specific Projects |
| •Release Limitations |
•Special Arrangements |
| •Intended Use |
•Precedents |
| •Usefulness | •Type of Document |
| •Permanency of Value |
Examples of Document Types Selected
| •Acquisition Life Cycle Documents, e.g.: | •Reference Directories & Indexes, e.g.: |
| °Acquisition Decision Memoranda (ADM) | °"How to Get It" |
| °Initial
Capabilities Document (ICD) |
°DoD Index of Security Classification Guides |
| °Capability Development Document (CDD) | •Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Reports |
| °Capability
Production Document (CPD) |
•Science & Technology Planning Documents, e.g.: |
| °System
Threat Assessments |
°Basic Research Plan (BRP) |
| °Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP) | °Defense Technology Area Plan (DTAP) |
| •Annual Reports from the
DoD Labs |
°Defense Technology Objectives (DTO) |
| •Bibliographies |
°Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan (JWSTP) |
| •Briefings (DoD-related), e.g.: | °Defense Science and Technology Strategy |
| °Advanced Briefings to Industry (ABI) | •Security Classification Guides |
| •Command History | •Software (DoD-related) |
| •Conference Proceedings & Papers | •Specifications and Standards (DoD only) |
| •Congressional Documents (DoD-related), e.g.: | •Speeches (DoD-related) |
| °Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) Documents |
•Studies & Analyses (DoD-related) |
| °Congressional
Research Service (CRS) Reports |
•Technical Publications, e.g.: |
| °Government
Accounting Office (GAO) Reports & Testimonies |
°Memoranda, Notes, papers |
| •Dissertations & Theses
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°Interim & Final Reports |
| •DoD Functional Area Dictionaries/Glossaries
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°Reviews & Surveys |
| •DoD Manpower Estimates |
•Training Courses (DoD-related) |
| •Federally Funded Research & Development Center (FFRDC) Reports | |
| •Inspector General (IG) Audits (DoD-related) | |
| •Journal Articles & Reprints (DoD-supported) | |
| •Lessons Learned (DoD-related)
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| •Mission Area Plans |
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| •Modernization Planning Documents
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| •NATO Research and Technology
Organization (RTO) Documents, Meeting minutes and Announcements
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| •Newsletters (DoD-related)
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| •Patents & Patent Applications (DoD-related) | |
| •Planning, Programming & Budgeting System (PPBS) Documents, e.g.: | |
| °Budget
Estimate Submissions (BES) |
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| °Chairman
Program Assessments (CPA) |
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| °Defense
Planning Guidance (DPG) |
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| °Issue Books
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| °National Military Strategy Documents (NMSD) | |
| °Program
Budget Decisions (PBD) |
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| °Program
Decision Memoranda (PDM) |
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| °Program
Objective Memoranda (POM) |
Examples of Document Types Not Selected
| •Administrative Papers |
•Memorandua (Inter-Office) |
| •Advertisements |
•Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) |
| •Blueprints |
•Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) |
| •Brochures, Catalogs & Posters | •Notices |
| •Charts |
•Operating Instructions |
| •Circulars |
•Orders |
| •Conference Programs and Agendas |
•Parts List |
| •Contracting Documents & Materials, e.g.: | •Procedures |
| °Requests for Proposal (RFP)
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•Promotional Materials |
| °Statements of Work | •Proposals |
| •Correspondence |
•Public/Case Laws |
| •Decision Papers |
•Status Reports |
| •Document Declassification Lists |
•Tables |
| •Engineering Drawings |
•Technical Manuals |
| •Forms | •Telephone Directories |
| •Meeting Minutes & Announcements (Except RTO) | •Trip Reports |
