Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8410.03
August 29, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, July 19, 2017
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Network Management (NM)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction, issued under the authorities of DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02
(Reference (a)) and DoDD 8000.01 (Reference (b)):
a. Establishes policy and assigns responsibility for planning, implementing, executing, and
maintaining NM for the Global Information Grid (GIG) as an integral part of GIG Enterprise
Management (GEM).
b. Supplements the overarching guidance for NetOps contained in DoD Instruction (DoDI)
8410.02 (Reference (c)) by directing that NM data be shared and that NM and spectrum
management (SM) systems be integrated.
c. Supplements the guidance contained in DoDI 8500.01 (Reference (d)) by specifically
requiring the adoption of mechanisms and processes for NM systems, (e.g., automated
configuration management (CM) and policy based network management (PBNM) capabilities).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Applies to all DoD NM systems and associated technology, processes, personnel, and
organizations that receive, process, store, display, or transmit DoD information, regardless of
classification or sensitivity, to include NM systems operated by a contractor or other entity on
behalf of DoD and any NM system interfaces to DoD mission partners.
