Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5101.7
May 21, 2004
DA&M
SUBJECT: DoD Executive Agent for Information Technology Standards
References: (a) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Communications, and Intelligence Memorandum, "Executive Agent for
DoD Information Standards," September 3, 1991 (hereby canceled)
(b) Section 2223 of title 10, United States Code
(c) DoD Directive 5101.1, "DoD Executive Agent," September 3, 2002
(d) DoD Directive 4630.5, "Interoperability and Supportability of
Information Technology (IT) and National Security Systems (NSS),"
May 5, 2004
(e) through (n), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Supersedes reference (a).
1.2. Assigns responsibilities and authorities to fulfill Department of Defense
(DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsibilities, pursuant to reference (b), for
developing, prescribing, and implementing Information Technology (IT), including
National Security Systems (NSS), standards that apply throughout the Department of
Defense.
1.3. Designates, pursuant to reference (c), the Director, Defense Information
Systems Agency (DISA) as the DoD Executive Agent for IT Standards to implement
references (b) and (d), as well as DoD Instruction 4630.8 (reference (e)).
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