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MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP
COMMANDE
RSOFTHECOMBATANTCOMMANDS
DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS
SUBJECT: DoD Records Strategy
Information and records are essential for effective decision-making and DoD' s mission
success in implementing the National Defense Strategy. The DoD Records Strategy (attached)
establishes the Department' s direction for well-managed records, providing decision makers with
the context to act based on trustworthy information, historical consistency, and analytical rigor.
The DoD Records Strategy:
• Envisions a DoD information enterprise in which records are curated, records
management processes are automated, and governance accountability is clear;
• Identifies four key enablers for an enterprise where all records are lifecycle
managed and discoverable
by
authorized users at all levels
of
operations and
decision making; and
• Outlines a deliberate and proactive approach
of
managing records as a national
asset across all DoD environments
This strategy will allow the Department to deploy a full spectrum
of
information for
decision advantage. The DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) and DoD Components will take
the initial steps to develop tools for communication and advocacy and revise records policies to
achieve the Strategy' s goals ofrecords curation, automation, and governance. The DoD CIO
will report to me with an update in
45
days.
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Attachment:
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DOPSR 23-S-2095
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