The following documents are of particular interest to elements of the Department of Defense, Executive Branch Agencies, DoD Components, Congress, and/or the U.S. Public. They will remain on this page until it is determined appropriate to move them to the relevant Department sub-pages or the Archives page.

• Continued Roll-out of Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  April 2004. The DoD PKI certificate program is progressing satisfactorily from the October 2003 revised schedule. More DoD information resources are being protected by PKI with each passing day.
• DoD PKI FAQs (.doc) Public Key Infrastructure - Frequently Asked Questions.
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Interim Transition Guidance (.pdf)
  Memorandum by John P. Stenbit, September 29, 2003. This memorandum provides interim guidance to support the requirement to begin to procure/acquire IPv6 capable GIG (Global Information Grid) assets on 1 October 2003. The DoD Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) Development Group formally developed an IPv4/IPv6 IT Standards profile to support the direction in the reference. For more information see the JTA IPv6 website at: http://ipv6.disa.mil/
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) (.pdf)
  Memorandum by John P. Stenbit, June 9, 2003. The new Internet protocol, known as IPv6, will facilitate integration of the essential elements of DoD's Global Information Grid -- its sensors, weapons, platforms, information, and people. Adoption of the new standard also promises to expand availability of IP address space, improve end-to-end security, facilitate mobile communications, enhance quality of digital services, and ease system management.
• DoD Net-Centric Data Management Strategy: Metadata Registration, (.pdf)
  Memorandum by John P. Stenbit, April 3, 2003.
• DoD Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Strategic Plan, DepSecDef, October 2002,(Cover Letter),(Strategic Plan)
• DoD Directive 8500.1, "Information Assurance (IA)," October 24, 2002
• Global Information Grid (GIG) Overarching Policy, Sept 19, 2002, DoDD 8100.1
• Information Assurance Scholarship Program
• Privacy Policies and Data Collection on DoD Public Web Sites (.pdf,6M) (.html)
  Memorandum by D.O. Cooke, July 13 2000