Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 3200.14, Volume 1
March 14, 2014
Incorporating Change 2, October 15, 2018
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SUBJECT: Principles and Operational Parameters of the DoD Scientific and Technical
Information Program (STIP): General Processes
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
a. Manual. This manual is composed of multiple volumes, each containing its own purpose.
The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD)
5134.01 (Reference (a)), is to reissue DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3200.14 (Reference (b)) as a DoD
manual (DoDM). Its purpose is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe
procedures in accordance with DoDI 3200.12 (Reference (c)) to carry out the DoD STIP, and
delineate the major elements of the DoD STIP, including the specific implementation of policy,
responsibilities, principles, and operational parameters for each segment of that program.
b. Volume. This volume describes the principles, concepts, and procedural functions to
ensure that DoD scientific and technical information (STI) is appropriately managed to enable
scientific knowledge and technological innovations to be fully accessible to authorized recipients
while applying appropriate safeguards to assure that the information is protected as necessary.
2. APPLICABILITY. This volume:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this volume as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) Science and technology (S&T) programs consisting of basic research, applied
research, and advanced technology development programs, which are identified as budget
