DOD INSTRUCTION 8330.01
I
NTEROPERABILITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
I
NCLUDING NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
Originating Component: Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer
Effective: September 27, 2022
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 8330.01, “Interoperability of Information Technology
(IT), Including National Security Systems (NSS),” May 21, 2014, as
amended
Approved by: John B. Sherman, DoD Chief Information Officer
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 and the guidance in
DoDD 8000.01, this issuance:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for certifying the interoperability
of information technology (IT) and national security systems (NSS) pursuant to Sections 2222, 2223,
and 2224 of Title 10, United States Code.
• Establishes a capability-focused, architecture-based approach for interoperability analysis.
• Establishes the Interoperability Steering Group (ISG).
• Establishes the governing policy and responsibilities for interoperability requirements development,
test, certification, and prerequisites for connection of IT, including NSS.
• Requires DoD IT and NSS, and embedded systems and subsystems to plan, resource, and verify
interoperability for all data exchanges internal and external to the overarching system or platform.
• Defines a doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities,
and policy (DOTMLPF-P) approach to enhance life-cycle interoperability of IT.
