Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 103
October 20, 2008
Incorporating Change 2, May 13, 2022
FSD, WHS
SUBJECT: Exhibits, Artwork, and Signs on the Pentagon Reservation
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Administrative Instruction (AI):
a. Reissues AI 103 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive 5110.04 (Reference (b)) and DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (c)) to update
criteria, procedures, and responsibilities for all exhibits and signs in the Pentagon and on the
Pentagon Reservation under the authority of the Director, Washington Headquarters Services
(WHS).
b. Describes the type of exhibits that are permitted; applicable criteria for the exhibits,
artwork, and signs; the approval process; and responsibility for funding and maintenance of the
exhibits.
c. Describes space in the Pentagon where the Pentagon Building Management Office
(PBMO), the Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office (PenRen), and tenant
activities are responsible for providing and maintaining signs. The PBMO and Federal Office
Building 2 (FOB2) will be hereafter referred to as the “Building Management Office (BMO).”
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, Combatant Command representatives assigned to the Pentagon Reservation,
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to as the “DoD Components”).
b. Private organizations, tenants who occupy space on the Pentagon Reservation, and other
Government organizations that desire to erect exhibits and signs on the Pentagon Reservation.
