Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8410.02
December 19, 2008
ASD(NII)/DoD CIO
SUBJECT: NetOps for the Global Information Grid (GIG)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction, issued under the authority of DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.1
(Reference (a)):
a. Incorporates and cancels DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Guidance and Policy
Memorandums No. 10-8460 and No. 4-8460 (References (b) and (c)).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for implementing and executing NetOps,
the DoD-wide operational, organizational, and technical capabilities for operating and defending
the GIG.
c. Institutionalizes NetOps as an integral part of the GIG.
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”).
b. All GIG information systems; associated processes, personnel, and technology; and GIG
interfaces to DoD mission partners.
c. DoD-owned and controlled information systems operated by a contractor or other entity
on behalf of the Department of Defense that receive, process, store, display, or transmit DoD
information, regardless of classification or sensitivity.
