Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5205.11
February 6, 2013
DoD SAPCO
SUBJECT: Management, Administration, and Oversight of DoD Special Access Programs
(SAPs)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) O-5205.11 (Reference (a)) in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5205.07 (Reference (b)) to establish
policy and implement the policy established in Reference (b), assign responsibilities, and to
update and prescribe procedures for the management, administration, and oversight of all DoD
SAPs.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff (JS), 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 in the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All DoD Component contractors and consultants that require access to DoD SAPs
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the contract.
(3) Non-DoD U.S. Government departments, activities, agencies, and all other
organizational entities that require access to DoD SAPs pursuant to the terms and conditions
of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) or other interagency agreement established with the
DoD.
b. Does not apply to the management and oversight of DoD activities using alternate
compensatory control measures (ACCMs). ACCMs are not SAPs. Guidance for ACCMs is
contained in Volume 3 of DoD Manual 5200.01 (Reference (c)).
