Is DoDD 3020.04 current?

DoDD 3020.04 is listed as current in the DoD Issuances catalog (publication date 2010-08-25).

Where do I download the official DoDD 3020.04?

The official copy is published on DoD Issuances (https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/).

DoDD 3020.04 — Order of Succession Pursuant to Executive Order 13963 and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998

DoDD 3020.04 is listed as current Current
in the DoD Issuances catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-07-11). Note: its publication date is 2010-08-25 — 16 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.

Branch	Department of Defense
Series	DoDD
Publication date	2010-08-25 (15.9 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	GC, DOW
Source of record	DoD Issuances

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Nearby in the DoDD series

DoDD 3000.10 — Contingency Basing Outside the United States Current
DoDD 3000.16 — Vendor Threat Mitigation Current
DoDD 3002.01 — Personnel Recovery in the Department of Defense Current
DoDD 3020.40 — Mission Assurance (MA) Current
DoDD 3020.44 — Defense Crisis Management Current

This is an unofficial index built from the public catalog. The controlling copy is always the one on DoD Issuances — verify there before citing DoDD 3020.04 in an official product.