Guidance on Submitting

The reasons for having a DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP), are the same today as those stated in Secretary of Defense Memorandum and Directive, May 14, 1951, signed by George C. Marshall, Secretary of Defense:

"The end product of all Department of Defense sponsored research and development -- i.e., the recorded conclusions -- costing vast sums of money and irreplaceable scientific effort, must be assembled, organized, preserved, and made available for future reference by those concerned with exploring and guarding the scientific frontiers of the Nation."

Required by DoD Directive 3200.12, “DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP)”

• DoD E-Gov Data Call and Information Reuse, May 22, 2006, signed by John J. Young, Jr., Director of DDR&E
• Science and Technology Information Reuse, Feb 9, 2006, signed by John J. Young, Jr., Director of DDR&E
• Submission and Dissemination of DoD Scientific and Technical Information, Apr 4, 2003, signed by Ronald M. Sega, Director of DDR&E

Related STIP Guidance

• DoD Directive 3204.1, May 10, 1999, Independent Research and Development (IR&D) and Bid and Proposal (B&P) Program
• DoD Instruction 3210.07, May 14, 2004, Research Integrity and Misconduct
• DoD Instruction 3210.1, September 16, 2005, Administration and Support of Basic Research by the Department of Defense
• DoD Instruction 5200.39, July 16, 2008, Critical Program Information (CPI) Protection Within the Department of Defense
• DoD Directive 5230.09, August 22, 2008, Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release
• DoD Instruction 5230.29, January 8, 2009, Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release

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