Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5230.09
August 22, 2008
Certified Current Through August 22, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, Effective March 16, 2016
DA&MDCMO
SUBJECT: Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5230.09 (Reference (a)) to
update policy and responsibilities for the security and policy review process for the clearance of
official DoD information proposed for official public release by the Department of Defense and
its employees under DoDD 5105.02 (Reference (b)).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
a. This Directive applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, 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”).
(2) All DoD personnel.
b. This Directive does NOT apply for provisions governing review of:
(1) Prepared statements, transcripts of testimony, questions for the record, inserts for the
record, budget documents, and other material provided to congressional committees that may be
included in the published records. (DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5400.04 (Reference (c)) applies.)
(2) Information before publication or disclosure by DoD contractors. (DoD 5220.22-M
and DoD Manual 5200.01 (References (d) and (e)) apply.)
(3) Official information in litigation. (DoDD 5405.2 (Reference (f)) applies.)
