Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5205.02E
June 20, 2012
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Operations Security (OPSEC) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5205.02 (Reference (a)) to update established policy and
assigned responsibilities governing the DoD OPSEC program, and incorporate the requirements
of National Security Decision Directive Number 298 (Reference (b)) that apply to the DoD.
b. Pursuant to Reference (b), establishes the Director, National Security Agency (DIRNSA)
as the Federal Executive Agent (EA) for interagency OPSEC training and assigns responsibility
for maintaining an Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, the Office
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) 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 DoD
(hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that all DoD missions, functions, programs, and activities shall be
protected by an OPSEC program that implements DoD Manual 5205.02 (Reference (c)).
a. OPSEC shall be considered across the entire spectrum of DoD missions, functions,
programs, and activities. The level of OPSEC to apply is dependent on the threat, vulnerability,
and risk to the assigned mission, function, program, or activity, and available resources.
b. OPSEC and other security and information operations programs shall be closely
coordinated to account for force protection and the security of information and activities.
