Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5000.59
August 8, 2007
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Management
References: (a) DoD Directive 5000.59, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Management,” January 4, 1994 (hereby canceled)
(b) Program Decision Memorandum (PDM), December 14, 2005
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(c) DoD Directive 5105.18, “DoD Committee Management Program,”
February 8, 1999
(d) DoD 5000.59-M, “DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Glossary,”
January 1998
(e) through (j), see Enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) to update policy and responsibilities for DoD M&S
management, per Reference (b).
1.2. Establishes the DoD M&S Steering Committee (M&S SC) under the provisions of
Reference (c).
1.3. Authorizes the development of DoD Publications as needed and continues to authorize
Reference (d), consistent with DoD 5025.1-M (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY
2.1. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 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”).
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