Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5010.41
September 12, 2005
DOT&E
SUBJECT: Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Program
References: (a) DoD Directive 5010.41, “Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Program,”
February 23, 1998 (hereby canceled)
(b) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “DoD Directives Review –
Phase II,” July 13, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5000.1, "Defense Acquisition," May 12, 2003
(d) Section 139 of title 10, United States Code
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction reissues reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance in
reference (b). It updates the policies and responsibilities for the DoD Joint Test and Evaluation
(JT&E) Program.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 of the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as
the “DoD Components").
2.2. Provides policies and assigns responsibilities for the management of the DoD JT&E
Program.
