Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 8100.02
April 14, 2004
Certified Current as of April 23, 2007
ASD(NII)
SUBJECT: Use of Commercial Wireless Devices, Services, and Technologies in the Department
of Defense (DoD) Global Information Grid (GIG)
References: (a) DoD Directive 8100.1, "Global Information Grid (GIG) Overarching Policy,"
September 19, 2002
(b) Director of Central Intelligence Directive 6/9, "Physical Security Standards for
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities," November 18, 2002
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(c) Director of Central Intelligence Directive 6/3, "Protecting Sensitive
Compartmented Information within Information Systems," June 5, 1999
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(d) DoD Directive 8500.01E, "Information Assurance (IA)," October 24, 2002
(e) through (m), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the use of commercial wireless
devices, services, and technologies in the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG) (reference (a)).
Hereafter, the term "wireless" means commercial wireless devices, services, and technologies.
1.2. Directs the development and use of a Knowledge Management (KM) process to
promote the sharing of wireless technology capabilities, vulnerabilities, and vulnerability
mitigation strategies throughout the Department of Defense.
1.3. Promotes joint interoperability using open standards throughout the Department of
Defense for commercial wireless services, devices, and technological implementations.
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