Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 3020.26
January 9, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, May 10, 2017
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SUBJECT: Department of Defense Continuity Programs
References: (a) DoD Directive 3020.26, “Defense Continuity Program (DCP),” September 8,
2004 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD 8910.1-M, “Department of Defense Procedures for Management of
Information Requirements,” June 30, 1998
(b) DoD Manual 8910.01, Volume 1, “DoD Information Collections Manual:
Procedures for DoD Internal Information Collections,” June 30, 2014, as
amended
(c) National Security Presidential Directive-51/Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-20, “National Continuity Policy,” May 9, 2007
(d) “National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan,” August 2007
(e) Section 2674 of title 10, United States Code
(f) National Communications System Directive 3-10, “Telecommunications
Operations,” July 25, 2007
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues Reference (a) and changes its title.
b. Revises continuity policies and assigns responsibilities for developing and maintaining
Defense Continuity Programs to enhance the DoD readiness posture.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this Directive.
