Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5040.07
February 21, 2013
ATSD(PA)
SUBJECT: Visual Information (VI) Productions
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5040.07 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5122.05 (Reference (b)), to implement policies established
in DoDI 5040.2 (Reference (c)), and assigns responsibilities consistent with Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-130 (Reference (d)) and DoDD 5105.74 (Reference (e)).
b. Establishes DoD policy and assigns responsibility for the creation, acquisition, and life
cycle management of VI productions.
c. Updates the organization, membership, and functions of the Defense Production
Management Group (DPMG).
d. Incorporates and cancels DoDI 5040.09 (Reference (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY
a. 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 DoD (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
b. The provisions of this Instruction do not apply to:
(1) Commercial radio or television entertainment or news programming, or information
programming provided by the American Forces Radio and Television Service operated by the
Defense Media Activity (DMA) components in accordance with DoDI 5120.20 (Reference (g)).
