
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION 15
OSD
RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Originating Component: Office of the Director of Administration and Management
Effective: November 27, 2023
Change 1 Effective: March 12, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: Administrative Instruction 15, “OSD Records and Information
Management Program,” May 3, 2013, as amended
Approved by: Regina M. Meiners, Director, Washington Headquarters Services
Change 1 Approved by: Jeffrey W. Eanes, Director of Organizational and Management Policy
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5110.04 and DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 5025.01, this issuance:
• Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the OSD Records and
Information Management (RIM) Program in accordance with the policy in DoDI 5015.02; Chapters 29,
31, and 33 of Title 44, United States Code (U.S.C.); and Subchapter B of Chapter XII of Title 36, Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR).
• Assigns responsibilities and provides administrative procedures regarding the life-cycle management
of records and information program within the OSD Components, OSD RIM Program-serviced Defense
Agencies and DoD Field Activities (DAFAs) and DoD Advisory Committees, referred to collectively in
this issuance as the “Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)-serviced Components.”