Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5111.1
December 8, 1999
DA&M
SUBJECT: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P))
References: (a) Title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5111.1, "Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
(USD(P))," March 22, 1995 (hereby canceled)
(c) DoD Directive 5530.3, "International Agreements," June 11, 1987
(d) DoD Directive 5134.1, "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Technology," September 17, 1999
(e) DoD Directive 5134.8, "Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs," June 8, 1994
(f) DoD 5025.1-M, "DoD Directives System Procedures," August 1994
(g) DoD Directive 8910.1, "Management and Control of Information
Requirements," June 11, 1993
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
Pursuant to the authorities provided in reference (a), this Directive reissues reference (b)
in order to update the responsibilities, functions, relationships, and authorities of the
USD(P) as prescribed herein.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG, DoD), 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").
