1、Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5200.39 May 28,2015 Incorporating Change 3,Effective October 1,2020 USD(I&S)/USD(R&E)SUBJECT:Critical Program Information(CPI)Identification and Protection Within Research,Development,Test,and Evaluation(RDT&E)References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This instruc
2、tion:a.Reissues DoD Instruction(DoDI)5200.39(Reference(a)in accordance with the authorities in DoD Directive(DoDD)5143.01(Reference(b)and DoDD 5134.01(Reference(c).b.Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the identification and protection of CPI.c.Establishes policy in accordance with D
3、oDD 5000.01(Reference(d)and DoDI 5000.02(Reference(e).d.Incorporates and cancels the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,Technology,and Logistics(USD(AT&L)memorandum(Reference(f).2.APPLICABILITY.This instruction applies to OSD,the Military Departments,the Office of the Chairman of the Joint C
4、hiefs 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 DoD(referred to collectively in this instruction as the“DoD Components”).3.POLICY.