DoD Directive 8500.01E: Information Assurance (IA)

Regulatory

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Web Site Address

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/850001p.pdf

Benefit/Value

This Directive:

1. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities under Section 2224 of title 10, United States Code to achieve Department of Defense (DoD) information assurance (IA) through a defense-in-depth approach that integrates the capabilities of personnel, operations, and technology, and supports the evolution to network centric warfare.

2. Supersedes DoD Directive 5200.28, DoD 5200.28-M, DoD 5200.28-STD, DoDD 8500.1 (DoD went to the .01 construct several years ago which is reflected in the new number above) and DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Memorandum 6-8510.

3. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent for the integration of common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense.

4. Authorizes the publication of DoD 8500.aa-M consistent with DoD 5025.1-M.

Long Description

This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities under Section 2224 of title 10, United States Code to achieve Department of Defense (DoD) information assurance (IA) through a defense-in-depth approach that integrates the capabilities of personnel, operations, and technology, and supports the evolution to network centric warfare.