Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 5200.01, Volume 1
February 24, 2012
Incorporating Change 2, July 28, 2020
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SUBJECT: DoD Information Security Program: Overview, Classification, and
Declassification
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
a. Manual. This Manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose.
The purpose of the overall Manual, as authorized by DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference
(a)) and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.01 (Reference (b)), is to reissue DoD 5200.1-R
(Reference (c)) as a DoD manual (DoDM) to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and
provide procedures for the designation, marking, protection, and dissemination of controlled
unclassified information (CUI) and classified information, including information categorized as
collateral, sensitive compartmented information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP). This
guidance is developed in accordance with Reference (b), Executive Order (E.O.) 13526 and E.O.
13556, and parts 2001 and 2002 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (References (d), (e), and
(f)). This combined guidance is known as the DoD Information Security Program.
b. Volume. This Volume:
(1) Describes the DoD Information Security Program.
(2) Provides guidance for classification and declassification of DoD information that
requires protection in the interest of the national security.
(3) Cancels Reference (c) and DoD O-5200.1-I (Reference (g)).
(4) Incorporates and cancels Directive-Type Memorandums 04-010 (Reference (h)) and
11-004 (Reference (i)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Volume:
