DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 2221.5D
N2N6
15 Aug 2016
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 2221.5D
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: RELEASE OF COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY MATERIAL TO U.S.
INDUSTRIAL FIRMS UNDER CONTRACT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY
Ref: (a) DON CIO Guidance on Information
Management/Information Technology Inherently
Governmental, 1 Nov 2001 (NOTAL)
(b) DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual, February 2006
(c) CNSSI 4000, Maintenance of Communications Security
Equipment, 12 Oct 2012 (NOTAL)
(d) DoD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce
Improvement Program, December 2005
(e) Electronic Key Management System 1
(EKMS 1B) of 5 April 2010 (NOTAL)
1. Purpose. To publish procedures for authorizing the release
of communications security (COMSEC) material to U.S. industrial
firms under contract to the Department of the Navy (DON). This
revision updates references and incorporates current
requirements for the handling of COMSEC information, materials,
and equipment as well as responsibilities of the information
assurance workforce. This instruction is a complete revision
and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 2221.5C.
3. Definitions
a. COMSEC Material. Item designed to secure or
authenticate telecommunications. COMSEC material includes, but
is not limited to: key, equipment, devices, documents,
firmware, or software that embodies or describes cryptographic
logic, or other items that perform COMSEC functions.
b. COMSEC Equipment. Equipment designed to provide
security to telecommunications by encrypting data for
