2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Directive applies to:

2.1. 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 Defense Agencies (see paragraph E2.1.2., below) the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").

2.2. All IT, including NSS, acquired, procured (systems or services), or operated by any Component of the Department of Defense, to include:

2.2.1. All IT and NSS defense acquisition programs, defense technology IT and NSS projects, and IT and NSS pre-acquisition demonstrations (e.g., Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations, Advanced Technology Demonstrations, and Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration Gold Nuggets when selected for acquisition or procurement), Joint Experimentation, and Joint Tests and Evaluations; non-5000 Series IT and NSS acquisitions or procurements (e.g., the Commander in Chief (CINC) Command and Control Initiative Program, CINC Initiatives Fund, CINC Field Assessments, Military Exploitation of Reconnaissance and Technology Programs, and Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Programs); and post-acquisition (fielded) IT and NSS systems.

2.2.2. All inter- and intra-DoD Component IT and NSS that exchange and use information to enable units or forces to operate effectively in joint, combined, coalition, and interagency operations and simulations.

2.2.3. All IT and NSS acquired, procured, or operated by DoD intelligence agencies, DoD Component intelligence elements, and other DoD intelligence activities engaged in direct support of DoD missions. This Directive recognizes that special measures may be required for protection/handling of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence information, or other need to know information. Accordingly, implementation of this Directive must be tailored to comply with separate and coordinated Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) Directives and Intelligence Community policies.

2.2.4. All DoD IT and NSS external information exchange interfaces with other U.S. Government Departments and Agencies, combined and coalition partners, and multinational alliances (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty Organization).