1、 Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5205.15E April 26,2011 Incorporating Change 2,October 15,2018 USD(R&E)SUBJECT:DoD Forensic Enterprise(DFE)References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by section 113 of title 10,United States Code(U.S.C.)(Re
2、ference(a),this Directive:a.Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities within the DoD to develop and maintain an enduring,holistic,global forensic capability to support the full range of military operations(ROMO).The DFE consists of those DoD resources,assets,and processes that provide forensic
3、 science analysis linking persons,places,things,and events.These linkages are made in both traditional law-enforcement and medical purviews,as well as in the expeditionary environment.The DFE supports numerous customers,including military criminal investigators,medical examiners,joint force commande
4、rs(JFCs),and criminal-intelligence and intelligence analysts.Not included in the DFE are those distinct,non-traditional missions requiring unique forensic disciplines that support technical nuclear,technical chemical,and biological disciplines,and specialized intelligence.b.Establishes,under the pro