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The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) collects, enriches, and preserves essential technical research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) information in support of the warfighter, both for further technical use and for historical study, to see what has been previously completed and learn from it.

DTIC accepts publicly released, Controlled Unclassified Information, and classified materials up to Secret, from DoD internal sources, contracts, grants, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) and other DoD-funded entities for which DTIC has rights to disseminate documents. DTIC accepts proprietary and copyrighted materials that meet the above criteria and limits access to those materials as appropriate. DTIC does not accept material that contains Personally Identifiable information (PII).

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Selection Content Criteria

In accordance with DoD Manual 3200.14, Principles and Operational Parameters of the DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP): General Processes, DTIC selects documents that include, but are not limited to, the examples listed below. Exceptions may be made to items on these lists based on overall evaluation against the selection criteria and, if necessary, a review by committee.

General Criteria for Selection

  • Completeness of Data
  • Extent of Activity
  • Funding Sources
  • Intended Use
  • Reproducibility
  • Scientific and Technical Content
  • Specific Projects
  • Special Arrangements
  • Usefulness
  • Relevance to DoD Technical Concern
  • Release Limitations
  • Precedents

Examples of Document Types Selected

Category

Example

Technical Report

  • Lessons Learned (DoD-related)
  • Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Reports
  • Technical Publications
  • Test Reports
  • Congressional Reports
  • Handbooks
  • Technical Memos
  • Briefings and Briefing Charts (DoD-related with sufficient technical materials)

Conference Proceedings

  • Conference Proceedings & Papers (DoD-funded or published)

Security Classification Guide

  • New or Updated SCGs

Journal

  • Journal article manuscripts & published versions (DoD-funded author’s final manuscripts or DoD-published RDT&E journals)
  • Public Access Journal Articles

SBIR/STTR Reports

  • Phase Progress Reports

Patent

  • Engineering Drawings (DoD-related, electronic format only)
  • Application (DoD-related)

Academic Paper

  • Dissertations
  • Theses
  • Other academic research reports or research papers (DoD-funded or authored by military and civilian personnel employed by DoD at time work was completed)

Examples of Document Types NOT Selected

Category

Example

Administrative

  • Financial
  • Memos (MOUs/MOAs)
  • Public Affairs or OPSEC Review Forms
  • Forms

Contract Related

  • Proposals
  • RFPs
  • Statements of Work

Instructions

  • Procedures
  • Operating Instructions
  • Blueprints