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• DoD Web Site Administration Policies & Procedures (11/25/1998) including all updates (01/11/2002)
• Army
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• Air Force
• DISA

• Principles of Information
• Records Management - DoD Directive 5015.2
• Privacy
• Cookie / Privacy Policy
• DoD Privacy Office - DoD principle point of contact for privacy policies.
• DoD Privacy Program, DoD Directive 5400.11, November 11, 2004
• Freedom of Information Act(FOIA)
• FOIA - DoD Guidance
• FOIA - DoD Guidance on Memorandum from Attorney General
• FOIA - Removal of Personally Identifying Information of DoD Personnel from Unclassified Web Sites
• FOIA - Withholding of Personally Identifying Information under the FOIA
• Information Collection Example
• Notifying Individuals When Personal Information is Lost, Stolen or Compromised
• Privacy Impact Assessments
• Privacy Policy Issues and Data Collection on DoD Public Web Sites
• Privacy and Security Notice Example
• Release
• Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release DoD Directive 5230.9
• Electronic Newspaper Policy - DoD Instruction 5120.4
• Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release - DoD Instruction 5230.29
• Security
• AFIS Web Story: Internet Presents Web of Security Issues
• Information Assurance Support Environment (IASE) - The DoD IA Portal
• Information Security Program, DoD Directive 5200.1
• Information Vulnerability and the WWW; Deputy Secretary of Defense Hamre (09/24/1998) - "All DoD Components that establish publicly accessible web sites are responsible for ensuring that the information published on those sites does not compromise national security or place DoD personnel at risk."
• Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release - DoD Instruction 5230.29
• Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information to the Public (DoD Directive 5210.50) - policy and responsibilities for reporting and investigating known or suspected incidents of unauthorized public disclosure of classified information and reporting corrective and disciplinary action taken
• Website OPSEC Discrepancies (SecDef MSG R 141553Z JAN 03) - THE FACT THAT FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) AND OTHER SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (E.G., CONOPS, OPLANS, SOP) CONTINUES TO BE FOUND ON PUBLIC WEB SITES INDICATES THAT TOO OFTEN DATA POSTED ARE INSUFFICIENTLY REVIEWED FOR SENSITIVITY AND/OR INADEQUATELY PROTECTED. ... THIS CONTINUING TREND MUST BE REVERSED.