DODD 8260.04

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u>. This Instruction: <br>a. In accordance with the authority in Reference (a), implements the policy in Reference (b) and the guidance in Reference (c) to provide guidance to members of the MHS for DoD strategic planning, programming, and analysis. <br>b. Provides guidance to improve the capability of the medical community to support the DoD Analytic Agenda process through the development of improved health service support data, software tools and models, and a coordinated MHS strategic studies program pursuant to Reference (b). <br>c. Establishes the MHS Strategic Analysis Working Group (SAWG) as a sub-group to the Force Health Protection Council (FHPC) to review and validate MHS input to the Analytic Agenda. <br><u>APPLICABILITY.</u> This Instruction 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 within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").