BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 17-1
12 APRIL 2016
Cyberspace
INFORMATION DOMINANCE
GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/CIO A6SS
Supersedes: AFPD 33-2, 3 August 2011;
AFPD 33-4, 17 January 2013;
AFPD 33-5, 11 January 2013
Certified by: SAF/CIO A6
(Lt Gen William J. Bender)
Pages: 15
This Air Force (AF) Policy Directive (PD) establishes AF policy for the governance and
management of activities to achieve Information Dominance under the direction of the Chief of
Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (SAF/CIO A6). Information Dominance
is defined as the operational advantage gained from the ability to collect, control, exploit, and
defend information to optimize decision making and maximize warfighting effects. This
directive implements: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11, Preparation,
Submission, and Execution of the Budget; OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal
Information Resources; OMB Memorandum M-11-29, Chief Information Officer Authorities;
Department of Defense (DoD) Directive (DoDD) 3700.01, DoD Command and Control (C2)
Enabling Capabilities; DoDD 7045.20, Capability Portfolio Management; DoDD 8000.01,
Management of the Department of Defense Information Enterprise. DoDD 8115.01 Information
Technology Portfolio Management; DoDD 8220.1, Single Agency Manager (SAM) for Pentagon
Information Technology Services (ITS); DoDD 8521.01, Department of Defense Biometrics;
8140.01, Cyberspace Workforce Management; DoD Instruction (DoDI) O-3780.01, Senior
Leader Secure Communications Modernization (SLSCM); DoDI S-4660.04, Encryption of
Imagery Transmitted by Airborne Systems and Unmanned Aircraft Control Communications;
DoDI S-5100.92, Defense and National Leadership Command Capability (DNLCC)
Governance; DoDI 5205.8, Access to Classified Cryptographic Information; DoDI 5205.13,
Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Security/ Information Assurance (CS/IA) Activities; DoDI
8115.02 Information Technology Portfolio Management Implementation; DoDI 8310.01,
Information Technology Standards in the DoD; DoDI 8320.05, Electromagnetic Spectrum Data
