Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 8320.05
August 18, 2011
Incorporating Change 1, November 22, 2017
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Electromagnetic Spectrum Data Sharing
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the collection,
provision, maintenance, and sharing of timely, comprehensive, relevant, accurate, and trusted
data used to characterize spectrum-dependent systems and define the electromagnetic
environment (EME) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02
(Reference (a)) and the guidance in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5025.01 (Reference (b)).
b. Codifies the process for identification of all data required to conduct Joint
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO) and control of the electromagnetic spectrum.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:
a. 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 the 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 collectively as the
“DoD Components”).
b. The United States Coast Guard. The United States Coast Guard will adhere to DoD
requirements, standards, and policies in this instruction in accordance with the direction in
Paragraph 4a of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security (Reference (c)).
c. All Acquisition Category I-IV programs as well as other procurements that contain
spectrum-dependent systems.
