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Welcome to the Directives Division homepage. DoW Directives Division administers and operates the DoW Issuances Program, the DoW Paperwork Reduction Act Program, DoW Forms Management Program, and the DoW Plain Language Program for the Office of the Secretary of War.
The DoW Forms Management Program manages the program policy and procedures for the creation, coordination, control, revision, cancellation, and approval of forms within the DoW.
If you have trouble accessing any forms, contact us at: whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.formswebmaster@mail.mil.
The recent publications webpage lists the newest DoW Issuances.
The DoW Issuances Program processes the documents that establish and implement DoW policy, called "DoW issuances." Issuance types include Instructions (DoWI), Directives (DoWD), Manuals (DoWM), Directive-Type Memorandums (DTM) & Administrative Instructions (AI).
The DoW Plain Language Program pushes progress towards implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 within the Department of War.
The DoW Paperwork Reduction Act Program oversees the management, control, and tracking of DoW information collections that are covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act.