Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5105.73
May 2, 2013
DA&M
SUBJECT: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Title 10, United
States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (a)), this directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.73
(Reference (b)) to update the mission, organization and management, responsibilities and
functions, relationships, authorities, and administration of DTIC.
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 DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and
all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the
“DoD Components”).
3. MISSION. DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support
activity for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) in
facilitating his or her duties, in accordance with DoDD 5134.3 (Reference (c)), and executing the
programs and functions of the DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP), as
specified in DoDD 3200.12 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3200.14 (References (d) and (e)).
4. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
a. DTIC is a DoD Field Activity, in accordance with sections 191 and 192 of Reference (a),
under authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), through the ASD(R&E).
b. DTIC consists of an administrator and subordinate organizational elements established by
the Administrator, within resources assigned by the Secretary of Defense.
