1、 Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5505.06 June 6,2013 Incorporating Change 1,Effective April 28,2020 IG DoD SUBJECT:Investigations of Allegations Against Senior DoD Officials References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This directive reissues DoD Directive(DoDD)5505.06(Reference(a)to establish policy
2、 and assign responsibilities for reporting and investigating allegations of misconduct against senior DoD officials in accordance with the appendix to Title 5,United States Code(also known as the“Inspector General Act of 1978,as amended,”)and DoDD 5106.01(References(b)and(c).2.APPLICABILITY a.This d
3、irective applies to the OSD,the Military Departments,the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense(IG DoD),the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational
4、entities within the DoD(referred to collectively in this directive as the“DoD Components”).b.Nothing in this directive will affect the authority of the DoD Component heads to initiate inquiries or investigations into matters pertaining to their Component and to determine the nature and severity of d
