1、Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 7650.01 January 27,2009 Incorporating Change 2,Effective May 15,2018 USD(C)/CFO SUBJECT:Government Accountability Office(GAO)and Comptroller General Requests for Access to Records References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This Instruction:a.Reissues DoD Directive
2、7650.1(Reference(a)as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5118.03(Reference(b),and incorporates and cancels DoD Instruction 7650.4(Reference(c).b.Implements policy,assigns responsibilities,and prescribes procedures for responding to GAO requests for records on announc
3、ed surveys and reviews.2.APPLICABILITY.This Instruction applies to 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 Fie
4、ld Activities,and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense(hereafter referred to collectively as the“DoD Components”).3.DEFINITIONS.See Glossary.4.POLICY.It is DoD policy that the DoD Components cooperate with the GAO and respond quickly,and as completely as practicable,to