[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 21229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10519]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Draft Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum, Subject: 
Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated by the Department of 
Defense

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, and 
Communications, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has provided all 
government agencies guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, 
objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated to the 
public. OMB has directed the agencies to publish a notice in the 
Federal Register, by May 1, 2002, that their draft policies complying 
with the OMB requirement is available for public view and comment on 
their public web sites. The draft Department of Defense Memorandum 
provides policy and procedural guidance for DoD Components in 
accordance with OMB directions. It also assigns responsibilities, 
establishes administrative mechanisms that allow affected persons to 
seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated 
by DoD Components which may not meet the quality standards and 
delineates reporting requirements. The draft Policy Memorandum is 
available on the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, 
Communications, and Intelligence (ADS(C3I)) public web site located at 
http://www.c3i.osd.mil/org/cio/index.html.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received on or 
before May 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Ellen Law, OADS(C3I), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and 
Intelligence/Chief Information Officer, 6000 Defense Pengaton, 
Washington, DC 20301-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ellen Law, OADS(C3I), 703-602-0980 
Ext. 121, [email protected].

    Dated: April 24, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-10519 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]
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