Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5220.22 NUMBER 5220.22
March 18, 2011 March 18, 2011
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SUBJECT: National Industrial Security Program (NISP) SUBJECT: National Industrial Security Program (NISP)
References: See Enclosure 1 References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5220.22 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in
accordance with the authority in DoDD 5143.01 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for administration of the NISP in
accordance with Executive Orders 10865 and 12829 (References (c) and (d)) to ensure that
classified information disclosed to industry is properly safeguarded.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, 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
in the DoD (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
b. Does not apply to the standards and criteria for determining security eligibility for
contractor personnel requiring access to classified information, which are governed by DoDD
5220.6 (Reference (e)).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The Secretary of Defense, designated as the Executive Agent for the NISP by Reference
(d), may prescribe such specific requirements, restrictions, and other safeguards as considered
necessary to protect classified information that may be disclosed, or has been disclosed, to
current, prospective, or former contractors, licensees, or grantees of U.S. agencies.
