Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5000.61 NUMBER 5000.61
December 9, 2009 December 9, 2009
USD(AT&L) USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation
(VV&A)
SUBJECT: DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation
(VV&A)
References: (a) DoD Instruction 5000.61, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A),” May 13, 2003
(hereby canceled)
References: (a) DoD Instruction 5000.61, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A),” May 13, 2003
(hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Directive 5134.01, “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)),” December 9, 2005
(b) DoD Directive 5134.01, “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)),” December 9, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5000.59, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Management,” August 8, 2007
(c) DoD Directive 5000.59, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Management,” August 8, 2007
(d) DoD Directive 8320.02, “Data Sharing in a Net-Centric Department of
Defense,” December 2, 2004
(d) DoD Directive 8320.02, “Data Sharing in a Net-Centric Department of
Defense,” December 2, 2004
(e) DoD 8910.1-M, “Department of Defense Procedures for Management of
Information Requirements,” June 30, 1998
(e) DoD 8910.1-M, “Department of Defense Procedures for Management of
Information Requirements,” June 30, 1998
(f) Military Standard 3022, “Documentation of Verification, Validation, and
Accreditation (VV&A) for Models and Simulations,” January 28, 2008
(f) Military Standard 3022, “Documentation of Verification, Validation, and
Accreditation (VV&A) for Models and Simulations,” January 28, 2008
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction:
a. Reissues Reference (a) according to the authority in Reference (b) and the guidance in
Reference (c).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the VV&A of
models, simulations, distributed simulations, and their associated data.
2. APPLICABILITY
. This Instruction applies to:
a. 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”).
