Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8115.02
October 30, 2006
ASD(NII)/DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Information Technology Portfolio Management Implementation
References: (a) DoD Directive 8115.01, “Information Technology Portfolio Management,”
October 10, 2005
(b) DoD Directive 5144.1, “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and
Information Integration/DoD Chief Information Officer ASD (NII)/DoD
CIO),” May 2, 2005
(c) Section 11101 of title 40, United States Code (formerly Division E of the
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996)
(d) Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130, “Management of
Federal Information Resources,” as amended
(e) through (s), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction implements policy established in Reference (a) and, under the authority
established in Reference (b), describes responsibilities for the management of DoD information
technology (IT) investments as portfolios within the DoD Enterprise (to include Mission Areas,
Subportfolios, and Components) that focus on improving DoD capabilities and mission outcomes
consistent with References (c) and (d), and DoD Directive 8000.1 (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
2.1. This Instruction applies to:
2.1.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, 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”).
