Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1444.02, Volume 1
November 5, 2013
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Data Submission Requirements for DoD Civilian Personnel: Appropriated Fund
(APF) Civilians
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
a. Instruction. This instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own
purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)),
the purpose of the overall instruction is to establish and implement policy, assign responsibilities,
prescribe procedures, and establish requirements for submitting DoD civilian personnel records
to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), a component of the Defense Human Resources
Activity.
b. Volume. This volume:
(1) Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1444.2 (Reference (b)).
(2) Establishes policy and prescribes procedures and requirements for submitting DoD
records on APF direct hire civilians paid exclusively from DoD APFs, including personnel
serving without compensation. This includes civilian personnel employed in accordance with
section 3101 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)) or section 709 of Title 32,
U.S.C. (Reference (d)) (e.g., U.S. citizens in U.S. and non-U.S. duty locations, non-U.S. citizens
in U.S. duty locations, and military technicians).
2. APPLICABILITY. This volume:
a. Applies to OSD, 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 (IG, DoD), the Defense Agencies except as noted in paragraph 2b, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this
volume as the “DoD Components”).
b. Does not apply to intelligence and counterintelligence agencies, including the National
Reconnaissance Office, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
