DODD 8552.01

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u><br>This Instruction:<br>Establishes and implements policy on using mobile code in DoD information systems according to References (a) and (b) and the authority in Reference (c).<br>Cancels Reference (d) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration Memorandum (Reference (e)).<br><u>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE</u><br>This Instruction applies to:<br>The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the &#8220;DoD Components&#8221;).<br>All DoD-owned or DoD-controlled information systems used to process, transmit, store, or display DoD information. This includes mobile devices (e.g., cellular phones, handheld devices) capable of executing mobile code.<br>This Instruction does not alter or supersede the existing authorities and policies of the Director of National Intelligence regarding the protection of sensitive compartmented information and special access programs for intelligence as directed by Executive Order 12333 (Reference (f)) or other laws and regulations.<br>Mobile code that originates from and travels exclusively within a single enclave boundary is exempt from the requirements of this Instruction. However, if an enclave consists of geographically dispersed computing environments that are connected by the Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), Internet, or a public network, the requirements of this Instruction shall be met.