DOD INSTRUCTION 5000.82
A
CQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
Originating Component: Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer
Effective: April 21, 2020
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Incorporates and Cancels: Enclosure 11, “Requirements Applicable to All Programs Containing
Information Technology (IT),” to DoD Instruction 5000.02T, “Operation
of the Defense Acquisition System,” January 7, 2015, as amended
Approved by: Dana Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02, this issuance:
• Establishes functional acquisition policy and procedures for all programs containing IT (including
National Security Systems (NSS)), pursuant to the relevant sections of Titles 10, 40, and 44, United
States Code (U.S.C.), but excluding equipment acquired by contractors that is incidental to the
performance of a DoD contract, such as telephones, computers, and fax machines.
• Assigns program responsibilities in accordance with the authority in DoDDs 5144.02 and 8000.01.
• Restructures acquisition processes and procedures of all programs containing IT to a separate,
functional acquisition policy that adheres to the Adaptive Acquisition Framework described in DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02.
