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SECNAVINST 5420.201
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31 Jul 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5420.201
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL
Ref: See enclosure (1)
Encl: (1) References
(2) BOMC Governance Model
(3) Detailed Procedures for BOMC Meetings
1. Purpose
a. To establish policy and responsibilities for the
Department of the Navy (DON) Business Operations Management
Council (BOMC) with membership and processes defined herein.
b. This is in alignment with related Department of Defense
(DoD) Chief Management Officer (CMO) chaired forums, including
the Defense Business Council which was created as the principal
subsidiary governance body of the Deputy’s Management Action
Group to oversee business operations and provide a senior DoD
forum to align transformation efforts.
c. Section 132 note of reference (a) requires the
Secretaries of the military departments to designate their
respective Under Secretary as the military department CMO, and
reference (b) formally designates the Under Secretary of the
Navy, as the CMO for the DON.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5420.197A.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Offices of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
4. Policy. The BOMC is the top decision-making body for DON
enterprise-wide business initiatives to man, train and equip the
force, and serve as the senior management council for the DON
