Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8320.02
August 5, 2013
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Sharing Data, Information, and Information Technology (IT) Services in the
Department of Defense
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 8320.02 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in
accordance with the guidance in DoDI 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the authority in DoDD
5144.02 (Reference (c)).
b. Establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for securely
sharing electronic data, information, and IT services and securely enabling the discovery of
shared data throughout the DoD in accordance with DoDD 8000.01 (Reference (d)), Department
of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) Memorandum (Reference (e)), and DoD CIO
Memorandum (Reference (f)).
c. Facilitates the shift from the transport medium to a focus on content and guides the use of
resources to implement the secure sharing of data, information, and IT services within the DoD
Information Enterprise (IE) and with mission partners.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This instruction applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff (CJCS) 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 (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All data assets, information, and IT services that are or may be available within the
DoD IE and all programs, projects, and initiatives developing or implementing them, including
those managed as part of a community of interest (COI).
