ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 6000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-6000 January 14, 1997 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INTELLIGENCE FOREWORD            This Regulation is issued under the authority of DoD Directive 5200.1, "DoD Information Security Program," December 13, 1996.  It prescribes for implementation of Executrive Order 12958, "Classified National Security Information," April 20, 1995, within the Department of Defense.            DoD 5200.1-R, "DoD Information Security Program," June 1986, is hereby canceled.            This Regulation applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").            This Regulation is effective immediately and is mandatory for use by all the DoD Components.  The Heads of DoD Components may issue implementing instructions when necessary to provide for interal administration of this Regulation within their respective Components.            Send recommended changes to this Regulation through channels to:            Principle Director, Information Warfare, Security and                   Counterintelligence            Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense                   Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence            6000 Defense Pentagon            Washington, DC 20301-6000            The DoD Components may obtain copies of this Regulation through their own publication channels.  This Regulation will be published in Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 159.  The CFR is available in all Government Depository Libraries.  Federal Agencies and the public may obtain copies of this Regulation from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.