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DoDD 5505.06 — Investigations of Allegations Against Senior DoD Officials

DoDD 5505.06 is listed as current Current
in the DoD Issuances catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2013-06-06 — 13.2 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchDepartment of Defense
SeriesDoDD
Publication date2013-06-06 (13.2 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRIG, DOW
Source of recordDoD Issuances

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Who this publication applies to

This directive applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).

If DoDD 5505.06 changes, who else is affected

Functional communityPublicationsWhich ones
Investigations2AFPD 71-1, DAFPD 71-1
Inspections & Special Management1DAFPD 90-3

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