DOD INSTRUCTION 8310.01
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NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS IN THE DOD
Originating Component: Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer
Effective: April 7, 2023
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 8310.01, “Information Technology Standards in the
DoD,” July 31, 2017, as amended
Approved by: John B. Sherman, Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02, this issuance establishes
policy, assigns responsibilities, and authorizes a process for identifying, developing, adopting,
establishing, prescribing, and publishing technical standards for DoD information technology (IT) in
accordance with the guidance in DoDD 8000.01 and pursuant to Sections 142, 2223(a)(3), and 2224 of
Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.). These technical standards:
• Include national security systems (NSS) and defense business systems (DBS).
• Enable interoperability, information sharing, reuse, portability, innovation, and cybersecurity.
