Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 7750.07
October 10, 2014
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: DoD Forms Management Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 7750.07 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policies, assign
responsibilities, and provide procedures governing the DoD Forms Management Program in
accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Reference(c)), Title 44, United
States Code (Reference (d)), Title 5, CFR (Reference (e)), and Title 36, CFR (Reference ((f)).
b. Authorizes development and updating of implementing guidance through DoD 7750.07-
M (Reference (g)). The manual (Reference (g)) will provide the implementing procedures,
criteria, rules, and terms for the DoD Forms Management Program.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction 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 Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. DoD forms must satisfy a valid need. Information collected on a form must be essential to
accomplish a mission need and necessary for the efficient and economical operation of the DoD.
b. DoD forms must be properly designed with clear instructions and standardized data for
easy processing and retrieval of information collected. DoD forms requiring approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
requirements of chapter 35 of Reference (d) must:
