Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 5230.30
December 22, 2011
Incorporating Change 3, Effective February 8, 2022
DA&M
SUBJECT: DoD Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.53 (Reference (a)), the
January 11, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)), and DoD
Instruction 5200.01 (Reference (c)), this Manual implements policy established in Reference (c),
assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for members of the public to request a
declassification review of records classified under the provisions of Executive Order 13526
(Reference (d)), or predecessor orders.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Manual applies to 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 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities within DoD (hereafter referred to collectively as
the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Director, Washington Headquarters Services. Under the authority, direction, and control
of the Director of Administration and Management through the Director of Administration and
Organizational Policy, the Director, Washington Headquarters Services, shall process MDR
requests for OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, and
DoD Components not listed in the Appendix to Enclosure 2.
b. Heads of the DoD Components. The Heads of the DoD Components listed in the
Appendix to Enclosure 2 shall:
