BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS MISSION
DIRECTIVE 1-5
13 SEPTEMBER 2019
Special Management
AIR FORCE CHIEF DATA OFFICER
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Headquarters Air Force Publications and forms are available on the
e-Publishing website at http://www.e-publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/CO
Certified by: SAF/CO
(Ms. Eileen Vidrine)
Pages: 7
1. Mission. The Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) pursuant to Title 10 United States Code
Sections (U.S.C. §§) 8013-8016, may establish offices and officials within the Secretariat to
assist the Secretary in carrying out his or her responsibilities. As documented in paragraph 4.1.7
of Air Force Mission Directive 1, Headquarters Air Force, and this Headquarters Air Force
(HAF) Mission Directive, the Air Force Chief Data Officer (SAF/CO) is established as part of
the Secretariat. The SAF/CO has responsibility for leading, carrying out, reviewing, and
ensuring that data for the Department of Air Force is secure, visible, accessible, understandable,
linked, and trusted. The SAF/CO will establish strategic direction and guidance for Air Force
(AF) management of data throughout its lifecycle. The SECAF retains ultimate responsibility for
all policies related to the Department of the Air Force. Within his or her areas of responsibility,
the SAF/CO prepares policies for approval and issues official guidance via official AF
publications to ensure implementation of those policies. The SAF/CO represents AF interests in
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Federal Chief Data Office forums, policy creation,
and strategy discussions.
2. Organizational Relationships. The SECAF is responsible for, and has all legal authority
necessary to conduct, the affairs of the Department of the Air Force. The Secretariat, the Chief of
Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), and Air Staff offices perform their Department of the Air Force
functions subject to the authority, direction, and control of the SECAF.
2.1. The SAF/CO reports to the Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF), serves as an
agent of the SECAF within assigned policy and program domains, and provides guidance,
direction, and oversight for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review, and execution of
