Web Policies and Guidelines

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Contents: DoD Web Policy | Security Policy | Findability | Privacy | Accessibility

DoD Web Policy

Donald Rumsfeld's message to DOD (R 141553Z JAN 03)

Web Site Administration Policies & Procedures (11/25/1998) including all updates (01/11/2002)

Amendment and Corrections to Web Site Administration Policies & Procedures (01/11/2002)

Accessibility of DoD Web Sites to People with Disabilities 

Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release DoD Directive 5230.9 

Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release DoD Instruction 5230.29 

Clearing Electronic Information for the Public

Cookie / Privacy Policy 

Domain Registration in the .mil Domain 

Electronic Newspaper Policy DoD Instruction 5120.4

Freedom of Information Act - FOIA

DoD FOIA Guidance

Removal of Personally Identifying Information of DoD Personnel from Unclassified Web Sites

Withholding of Personally Identifying Information under the FOIA

DoD Guidance on Attorney General FOIA Memorandum

Mobile Code Policy 

Public Key Infrastructure

The DISA IASE PKI Site 

Public Key Enablement 

PKI Final Policy 

PKI Program Management Office 

Principles of Information

Records Management DoD Directive 5015.2

Service Web Policies

Army 

Navy 

Air Force 

Agency/Other Web Policies

DISA 

Security Policy

AFIS Web Story: Internet Presents Web of Security Issues

Global Information Grid 

Information Vulnerability and the WWW; Deputy Secretary of Defense Hamre (09/24/1998)

Public Key Infrastructure/ Program Management Office 

Information Assurance Support Environment (IASE) 

Increasing the Security Posture of the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network 

Findability

DoD Resource Locator: Register with the DoD Resource Locator 

Government Information Locator Service FAQs 

External Links Disclaimer: DefenseLINK Example

JTA Document Design Standards 

Privacy

Privacy Policy Issues and Data Collection on DoD Public Web Sites 

Information Collection Example

DefenseLINK Privacy and Security Notice Example

Accessibility

President Bush's New Freedom Initiative Feb 2001 

FAR Electronic and Information Technology: Proposed Rule 

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards