DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5222.1
DNS
14 Aug 2013
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5222.1
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY TASKERS BUSINESS RULES
Ref: (a) SECNAV M-5216.5 of March 2010
(b) DoD 5110.04-M-V1, DoD Manual for Written Material:
Correspondence Management, October 2010
(c) SECNAVINST 5430.7Q
(d) OPNAVINST 5430.48E
Encl: (1) Business Rules
1. Purpose. To designate Navy Taskers as the authoritative
correspondence management system for the Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations (OPNAV) staff and provide policy for consistent
usage by all N-codes that comprise of or are assigned to OPNAV.
2. Applicability. This instruction applies to all users of
Navy Taskers.
3. Background. Navy Taskers is a software application
supporting the Department of the Navy (DON) semi-structured
business process of getting knowledge based work defined,
communicated, collaborated, executed, and managed.
4. Definition. For the purpose of this instruction
correspondence is defined as any communication exchange that may
serve as a paper trail of events from point A to point B, to
include, but not limited to, letters, memorandums, endorsements,
briefs, directives (instructions and notices), and e-mails.
5. Process. All unclassified and classified naval
correspondence will follow guidelines set forth in reference
(a). Correspondence being forwarded to the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, and combatant
commanders will follow reference (b). Correspondence to
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) staff (reference (c)) and OPNAV
