WRITING DOD ISSUANCES: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Effective November 30: Issuances sent for presignature review must follow the standard format approved on 6/15/2012 (see standards tab). Effective 1/1/2013, all issuances sent to the Directives Division must follow that standard.
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
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