DOD INSTRUCTION 5025.01
D
OD ISSUANCES PROGRAM
Originating Component: Office of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense
Effective:
Change 3 Effective:
Releasability:
Reissues and Cancels:
August 1, 2016
May 22, 2019
Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
DoD Instruction 5025.01, “DoD Issuances Program,” June 6, 2014, as
amended
Approved by: David Tillotson III, Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer
Change 3 (Administrative) Edward J. Burbol, Chief, Directives Division, Washington Headquarters
Approved by: Services for the Chief Management Officer
Purpose: This issuance, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directives (DoDDs) 5105.82 and
5105.53 and the July 11, 2014 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the development,
coordination, approval, publication, and review of DoD issuances.
• Discontinues Secretary’s policy memorandums as a type of DoD issuance used in the DoD Issuances
Program.
• Establishes the DoD Issuances Website at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/ (unclassified) and
https://directives.whs.smil.mil/ (classified) as the official DoD source for issuances and processing
guidance. The DoD Issuances Website is referred to as “the Website” in this issuance.
• Establishes the Directives Portal System at
https://apps.sp.pentagon.mil/sites/dodips/Pages/Site/Home.aspx (unclassified) and
https://entapps.osd.smil.mil/sites/dodips/Pages/Site/home.aspx (classified) as the official site for
requesting and obtaining issuance coordination and legal review. The Directives Portal System is
referred to as “the Portal” in this issuance.
