Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8330.01
May 21, 2014
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Interoperability of Information Technology (IT), Including National Security
Systems (NSS)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 (Reference (a)) and
the guidance in DoDD 8000.01 (Reference (b)):
(1) Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for certifying the
interoperability of IT and NSS pursuant to sections 2222, 2223, and 2224 of Title 10, United
States Code (Reference (c)).
(2) Establishes a capability-focused, architecture-based approach for interoperability
analysis.
(3) Establishes the governing policy and responsibilities for interoperability requirements
development, test, certification and prerequisite for connection of IT, including NSS (referred to
in this instruction as “IT”).
(4) Defines a doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education,
personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF-P) approach to enhance life-cycle interoperability of
IT.
(5) Establishes the requirement for enterprise services to be certified for interoperability.
b. Incorporates and cancels DoDD 4630.05, DoDI 4630.8, and DoD Chief Information
Officer (CIO) memorandum (References (d), (e), and (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This instruction applies to:
