WRITING DOD ISSUANCES: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Effective June 15, 2012: DoD issuance standards formatting changed for consistency and per the Plain Writing Act of 2010. Issuances currently in the formal coordination, presignature, or legal sufficiency review stages will not be required to change to the new formatting. Click here for a summary of changes made.
ACTION MEMORANDUMS
- DoD Directive Action Memo
- DoD Directive to DoD Instruction Action Memo
- DoD Instruction Action Memo
- DoD Manual Action Memo
- Directive-Type Memo Action Memo
- Administrative Change Action Memo
- Conforming Change Action Memos
- Substantive Change Action Memo
- Cancellation Action Memo
- Page Waiver Action Memo
- DTM Extension Request
- Certified Current Action Memo
- Issuance Extension Request
COORDINATION
- List of Signature Authorities
- DoD and OSD Component Heads
- List of Coordinating Officials Template
- DA&M Coord Officials Template
- DA&M Authorized Coordinators (DoD Access: DoD PKI certificate required)
- DA&M Coordination E-Mails (DoD Access: DoD PKI certificate required)
- Authorized Component Coordinators
(Component-Specific List of Positions Authorized or Delegated Authority or Delegated Authority to Coordinate on DoD Issuances) - DoD Directives Portal System User Guide (DoD Access: DoD PKI certificate required)
- Offices with Access to DoD Directives Portal
FAQ's
FEDERAL REGISTER
FORMS
FORMS MANAGEMENT
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
GENERAL GUIDANCE
- DoD Issuances Defined
- DoD Issuance Numbering System
- Writing Style Guide and Preferred Usage
- DoD Manual for Written Material: Correspondence Management
- DoD Manual for Written Material: Examples and Reference Material
- DoD Dictionary of Military Terms: JP 1-02
- Common Mistakes
- Special Considerations Checklist
- DoDD 5230.09, "Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release"
- DoDI 5230.29, "Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release"
- SecDef Message (Determining Releasability), "Information Security/Website Alert"
INFORMATION COLLECTION
PROCEDURES
- Procedures for Processing DoD Issuances
- Procedures for Processing Administrative Instructions and DA&M Issuances
- Processing Cycle for DoD Issuances (SecDef/DepSecDef Signature)
- Processing Cycle for DoD Issuances (PSA-level Signature)
- Changes and Cancellations
- DoD Issuance Process Checklist
- Directives Program Instruction: DoDI 5025.01
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
- DoD Records Management Program: DoDD 5015.2
- Records Management Program Administrative Procedures and Records Disposition Schedules: AI 15
- Records Management by Federal Agencies: Chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (target URL is http://www.archives.gov/about/laws)
- Disposal of Records: Chapter 33 of title 44, United States Code (target URL is http://www.archives.gov/about/laws)
- NARA Records Management Regulations: Subchapter B of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (target URL is http://www.archives.gov/about/regulations/subchapter/b.html)
STANDARDS
TEMPLATES
TRAINING
WHS FORM 2 TEMPLATES
Timelines for coordination and completion of DoD issuances