HAF MISSION DIRECTIVE 1-26
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
CHIEF, INFORMATION DOMINANCE AND
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY:
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RELEASABILITY:
There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/CIO A6SS
Certified by: SAF/CIO A6
(Lt Gen William J. Bender)
Supersedes: HAF MD1-26, 22 June 2011
Pages: 28
SUMMARY OF CHANGES. This revision includes significant changes due to the
Headquarters Air Force (HAF) reorganization. In addition, it adds references to newly
promulgated Department of Defense issuances, and removes or changes references that
have been superseded, changed, or rescinded; updates organizational responsibilities;
enhances certain descriptions to more accurately reflect pertinent references; and
incorporates minor administrative changes for grammar and readability.
1. Mission. The Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF), pursuant to 10 United States Code (USC)
§§ 8013-8016, may establish offices and officials within the Secretariat to assist the Secretary in
carrying out his or her responsibilities. As documented by Paragraph 4.1 of AFMD-1,
Headquarters Air Force, and this Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive, the Chief,
Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (SAF/CIO A6) is established as part of
the Secretariat. The SAF/CIO A6 has overall responsibility for cyberspace/Information
Technology (IT) policies and concepts; enterprise-wide integration of Air Force cyberspace/IT,
including National Security Systems (NSS); information resources management (IRM);
spectrum management; information management (IM); knowledge management (KM); postal
operations; cybersecurity; warfighting integration; and related matters for the Department of the
Air Force, pursuant to 10 USC § 2223, 40 USC § 11315, and 44 USC §§ 3506 and 3544. The
SAF/CIO A6 serves as the Department of the Air Force Enterprise-level strategist and business
advisor from the cyberspace/IT and IRM perspective; Information architect for the Department
