SUBJECT: National Leadership Command Capabilities (NLCC) Configuration Management (CM)

(a)) and the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 (Reference (b)), this instruction: a. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for oversight and management of NLCC configuration reporting and management. b. Provides direction to DoD program and functional managers responsible for management of configuration items (CIs) that support national and nuclear command capabilities constituting NLCC systems in accordance with DoDD S-5100.44 (Reference (c)). c. Directs CM and reporting for specialized NLCC systems that provide capabilities required to enable national leaders to perform duties and responsibilities in support of declared national essential functions and DoD’s primary mission-essential functions as specified in National Security Presidential Directive-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-20 (Reference (d)) and in the National Communications Systems Directive 3-10 (Reference (e)). d. Provides for improved capability management and development decisions, helping DoD to: (1) Verify the integration of operations, functions, desired capabilities, and engineerin