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Mission
The Correspondence Management Division (CMD) administers the correspondence management policies and processes designed to efficiently and effectively capture and preserve unclassified and classified documents for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Purpose
Establish and maintain policies and procedures for managing unclassified and classified correspondence.
Provide guidance for preparing and submitting Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense correspondence.
Control, assign action, collect tracking data, and prepare status reports for Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense incoming correspondence.
Provide archive, research and retrieval services for Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense correspondence.
Authority
U. S. Code 44 Chapter 36 Federal Code of Regulations
DoDI 5015.02, “DoD Records Management Program”
DoD 5110.4-M, “Manual for Written Material”
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