Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR) is operating in a partial telework schedule. DOPSR is not accepting hard copy drop-off submissions or submissions by fax. All submissions should be emailed to the DOPSR office inbox at: whs.pentagon.esd.mbx.secrev@mail.mil. DOPSR is working as efficiently as possible in the current pandemic environment, please expect delays in response times as many DOPSR partners are also working in a partial telework status.

For questions or inquiries, please call our Customer Support line at: 703-614-5001.

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Mission

Manages the Department of Defense security review program, reviewing written materials both for public and controlled release. This includes official government and defense industry work products, as well as materials submitted by cleared or formerly cleared individuals pursuant to their voluntary non-disclosure agreement obligations. DOPSR also coordinates official work products with Defense enterprise stakeholders to ensure that information being released is both accurate and represents the Department’s official position.

DOPSR derives its authority from DoD Instruction 5230.09 Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release and DoD Instruction 5230.29 Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release

The types of materials DOPSR reviews include:

Manuscripts, Articles, Theses
Conference Papers, Briefings, Brochures
International Traffic in Arms Regulations technical data
Reprogramming Actions, Reports to Congress
Questions/Inserts for the Record, Advanced Policy Questions
Congressional Hearing Statements
Selected Acquisition Reports
Defense exhibits included in the President’s Budget Request

Submission Guidelines and Required Forms

Please note: Due to an increased number of submissions, book-length manuscript reviews are currently taking several months. We apologize for this inconvenience. Please ensure adequate time for a prepublication security and policy review prior to committing to any publishing deadlines or sending the manuscript to a person or organization for endorsement.

Please note that this office can only accept submissions via email, paper copy, or on CD/DVD. Flash, thumb, and jump drives are not accepted and documents submitted on these devices will not be processed.

Please note that email submissions have an attachment limit of 25 MB. If your electronic submission exceeds 25 MB, please submit your documents in paper copy or on CD/DVD.

Contact Us With Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns

DOPSR Customer Support:

Phone: 703-614-5001

Email:

Unclassified: whs.pentagon.esd.mbx.secrev@mail.mil
Secret: whs.pentagon.esd.mbx.dopsr@mail.smil.mil
Top Secret: officeofsecurity@osdj.ic.gov

Fax:

Unclassified: 703-614-4956

Standard Mail:

Department of Defense
Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review
1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1155

Express Mail: (UPS, FEDEX, DHL accepted)

Department of Defense
Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review
Rm. 2A534 Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1155

Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review

Areas of support

Select one to learn more and find additional resources

Mission

DOPSR derives its authority from DoD Instruction 5230.09 Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release and DoD Instruction 5230.29 Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release

The types of materials DOPSR reviews include:

Submission Guidelines and Required Forms

DD Form 1910

DD Form 1587

DD Form 1790

DOPSR Definitions of Authority

Contact Us With Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns