Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 8320.2
December 2, 2004
ASD(NII)/DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Data Sharing in a Net-Centric Department of Defense
References: (a) DoD Directive 8320.1, “DoD Data Administration,” September 26, 1991
(hereby canceled)
(b) Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Memorandum, “DoD
Net-Centric Data Strategy,” May 9, 2003
(c) DoD Directive 8100.1, “Global Information Grid (GIG) Overarching
Policy,” September 19, 2002
(d) Department of Defense Discovery Metadata Specification
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(e) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Information Technology
Portfolio Management,” March 22, 2004
(f) Director of Central Intelligence Directive 8/1, “Intelligence Community
Policy on Intelligence Information Sharing,” June 9, 2004 (U//FOUO)
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PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Cancels reference (a) and establishes policies and responsibilities to implement data
sharing, in accordance with reference (b), throughout the Department of Defense.
1.2. Directs the use of resources to implement data sharing among information
capabilities, services, processes, and personnel interconnected within the Global Information
Grid (GIG), as defined in reference (c).
1.3. Authorizes the publication of DoD issuances consistent with the policies herein and
in reference (b).
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