[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 14599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7098]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum, Subject: Ensuring 
the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public by the Department 
of Defense, Dated February 10, 2003

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 directed all 
government agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register that 
their final guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, 
objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated to the 
public are available on their public Web sites. The Department of 
Defense memorandum provides policy and procedural guidance for DoD 
components in accordance with OMB directions. It also establishes 
administrative mechanisms that allow affected persons to seek and 
obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by DoD 
components that may not meet the quality standards, assigns 
responsibilities, and delineates reporting requirements. The Policy 
Memorandum is available on the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence public Web site, 
http://www.dod.mil.c3i/cio/index.html.

DATES: February 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Harold Heilsnis, OASD(PA), Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-1400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Harold Heilsnis, OASD(PA), 703-
325-4470, [email protected].

    Dated: March 11, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-7098 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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