Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5500.07
November 29, 2007
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Standards of Conduct
References: (a) DoD Directive 5500.7, subject as above, August 30, 1993 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD 5500.7-R, “Joint Ethics Regulation,” current version
(c) Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, parts 733, 2634-2638, 2640-2641, and
3601 and Chapter XVI, Subchapter B
(d) Executive Order 12674, “Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government
Officers and Employees,” April 12, 1989, as amended
(e) through (m), see Enclosure 1
1.
REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) to update policy and responsibilities for the DoD ethics program.
1.2. Continues to authorize Reference (b) and part 3601 of Reference (c).
1.3. Implements Chapter XVI, Subchapter B, and part 733 of Reference (c); Reference (d);
Public Law 95-521 (Reference (e)); sections 3326 and 3374 of title 5, United States Code
(U.S.C.) (Reference (f)); sections 801-940 (commonly known and hereafter referred to as the
“Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)”) and section 1060 of title 10, U.S.C. (Reference
(g)); sections 202, 203, 205, 207-209, and 219 of title 18, U.S.C. (Reference (h)); section 1353 of
title 31, U.S.C. (Reference (i)); section 908 of title 37, U.S.C. (Reference (j)); section 423 of title
41, U.S.C. (Reference (k)); part 3.104-6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Reference (l));
and chapter 304 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (m)).
2.
APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
2.1. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands,
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the
