Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1400.37
July 28, 2009
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Demonstration
Projects
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction:
a. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)),
implements section 1107 of Public Law 110-181 (Reference (b)) as amended by section 1109 of
Public Law 110-417 (Reference (c)) to utilize the authorities in section 342(b) of Public Law
103-337 (Reference (d)) as amended.
b. Establishes policies, responsibilities, and procedures to execute a process and plan to
employ the DoD personnel management demonstration project authorities in section 4703 of title
5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (e)) at the STRLs enumerated in pages 73248 to
73252 of volume 73 of the Federal Register (Reference (f)) to enhance the performance of these
laboratories.
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 Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that:
a. The STRL demonstration projects are the vehicles through which the laboratories and the
Department of Defense will determine whether changes in personnel management concepts,
policies, or procedures would result in improved laboratory performance and contribute to
improved DoD or Federal personnel management.
