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SECNAVINST 5510.37A
DUSN
28 Oct 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.37A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM
Ref: See enclosure (1)
Encl: (1) References
(2) Definitions
(3) Responsibilities
1. Purpose. To establish the Department of the Navy Insider
Threat Program (DON ITP) per references (a) through (r),
promulgate policy, define governance, and assign
responsibilities.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5510.37.
3. Definitions. See enclosure (2).
4. Background. As a result of unauthorized disclosures of
classified information that damaged national security, the
President directed the establishment of ITPs across the
Executive Branch, reference (a), and identified minimum ITP
standards to be upheld, reference (b). The DON program will,
hereinafter, be referred to as the DON ITP. Reference (c)
expanded the definition of “insider threat” to include
commission of a destructive act, which may include physical harm
to another in the workplace.
5. Applicability
a. The Offices of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), and the Commandant of the
Marine Corps (CMC), and all U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps
installations, commands, activities, field offices, and all
other organizational entities within the DON.
b. For the purpose of this instruction, “DON employee” or
“employee” will refer to military personnel, civilian personnel,
