DoDI 8170.01

Policy & Doctrine 53 min
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Reference DoD Instruction 8170.01 Online Information Management and Electronic Messaging (24 August 2021).

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02, this issuance:

  • Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for:
    • Conducting, establishing, operating and maintaining electronic messaging services (including, but not limited to, e-mail) to collect, distribute, store and otherwise process official DoD information, both unclassified and classified, as applicable.
    • Managing official DoD information on the DoD Information Network and other networks, i.e., online.
  • Provides a compendium of policies and procedures critical to successful online information management and electronic messaging.

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