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SECNAVINST 5214.4
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18 Oct 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5214.4
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONTROL
PROGRAM
Ref: See enclosure (1)
Encl: (1) References
(2) Definitions
(3) Responsibilities
(4) Sample Information Management Control Officer
Appointment Letter
1. Purpose
a. Establish policies and assign responsibilities for the
management and control of Department of the Navy (DON)
Information Management Control (IMC) Program, and implement
references (a) through (y).
b. Authorize development and updating of implementing
guidance through reference (a). Reference (a) provides
implementing procedures, criteria, rules, and terms for the DON
IMC Program.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5210.16.
3. Definitions. See enclosure (2).
4. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Offices of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and
all U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) installations,
commands, activities, field offices, and all other
organizational entities within the DON.
5. Policy. DON organizations, defined as the Offices of the
SECNAV (Secretariat), CNO, CMC, and all USN and USMC
installations, commands, activities, and field offices, must
