Directive-Type Memorandum 25-003, "implementing the DoD Zero Trust Strategy" : Department of Defense , September 2 , 2025
Directive-Type Memorandum 25-003, "implementing the DoD Zero Trust Strategy" : Department of Defense , September 2 , 2025
From the document: "In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5144.02, this directive-type memorandum:
• Establishes the Zero Trust (ZT) Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) and describes its responsibilities to coordinate, synchronize, and accelerate the DoD Enterprise’s adoption of ZT architecture and cybersecurity framework, modernizing the DoD’s ability to impede malicious threat actors in cyberspace. A detailed overview of the ZT PfMO is in Attachment 3.
• Establishes the position of Chief ZT Officer and outlines roles and responsibilities, as determined by the CIO, to orchestrate DoD-wide ZT execution, including providing strategic guidance, directing the alignment of efforts, and recommending resource and funding prioritization to advance ZT adoption across the DoD in alignment with the DoD ZT Strategy.
• Is effective July 17, 2025; it will be converted into a DoD instruction. This DTM will expire effective July 17, 2026."
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