Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1400.25, Volume 1614
November 5, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, Effective April 23, 2025
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SUBJECT: DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Investigation of Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) Complaints
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE.
a. Instruction. This instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own
purpose. The purpose of the overall instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to establish and implement policy, establish
procedures, provide guidelines and model programs, delegate authority, and assign
responsibilities regarding civilian personnel management within the DoD.
b. Volume. This volume:
(1) Establishes, within the DoD, the policies governing investigation of formal EEO
complaints of discrimination in accordance with References (b) through (j).
(2) Prescribes procedures and assigns responsibilities for investigating EEO complaints
or resolving them instead of investigating.
2. APPLICABILITY. This volume:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities in the DoD (referred to collectively in this volume as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Does not cover complaints of:
(1) Active duty military members;
