Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 2000.25
August 5, 2010
USD(P)
SUBJECT: DoD Procedures for Reviewing and Monitoring Transactions Filed with the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides
instructions in accordance with the authority provided in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5111.1
(Reference (a)) for DoD CFIUS reviews required by section 2170 of title 50, United States Code
(U.S.C.) (Reference (b)), which determine the effects on national security of foreign acquisitions
of U.S. companies. It also establishes the DoD CFIUS Monitoring Committee and prescribes
procedures for establishing and monitoring mitigation agreements that are negotiated to permit
the conclusion of specific CFIUS acquisitions.
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. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies that do not pose an unacceptable level of risk to
U.S. national security interests, as manifested in DoD programs, assets, or future technological
superiority, are acceptable to the Department of Defense.
b. The DoD CFIUS process should, to the extent possible, be a transparent process.
c. The potential implications for relevant DoD programs, assets, and future technological
superiority resulting from a foreign acquisition involving a defense supplier, defense-related
technologies, and infrastructure critical for DoD missions shall be based on:
