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Presidential Policy Documents
Guides & Indexes
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders (National Archives)
Digital National Security Archive

Presidential Policy Documents Guides & Indexes Executive Orders Disposition Tables -- January 9, 1939 - Present
(National Archives)
NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL)
National Security Council (NSC) Historical List of Policy Documents (Memoranda, Directives and Reviews)
Presidential Directives and Where to Find them (Library of Congress)
Presidential Directives & Executive Orders (Federation of American Scientists)
Executive Acts
Bush Administration (2001- ) (White House)
Obama Administration (2009- ) (White House)
Executive Orders (EO)
Executive Orders Disposition Tables Index (National Archives)
Presidential Administrations (Federation of American Scientists)
Kennedy Administration (1961-1963) (University of Michigan)
Bush Administration (2001- ) (White House)
Obama Administration (2009- ) (White House)
Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD)
Bush Administration (2001- ) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Action Memoranda (NSAM)
Kennedy Administration (1961-1963) (John F. Kennedy Library)
Kennedy Administration (1961-1963) (Federation of American Scientists)
Johnson Administration (1963-1969) (Federation of American Scientists)
Johnson Administration (1963-1969) (Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum)
National Security Council (NSC)
Truman Administration (1945-1953) (Federation of American Scientists)
Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Directives (NSD)
Bush Administration (1989-1993) (George Bush Library)
Bush Administration (1989-1993) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Decision Directives (NSDD)
Reagan Administration (1981-1989) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Decision Memoranda (NSDM)
Nixon Administration (1969-1974) (Federation of American Scientists)
Ford Administration (1974-1977) (Ford Library)
Ford Administration (1974-1977) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD)
Bush Administration (2001- )
National Security Reviews (NSR)
Bush Administration (1989-1993) (George Bush Library)
Bush Administration (1989-1993) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Study Directives (NSSD)
Reagan Administration (1981-1989) (Federation of American Scientists)
National Security Study Memoranda (NSSM)
Nixon Administration (1969-1974) (Federation of American Scientists)
Ford Administration (1974-1977) (Ford Library)
Ford Administration (1974-1977) (Federation of American Scientists)
Presidential Directives (PD)
Carter Administration (1977-1981) (Federation of American Scientists)
Presidential Decision Directives (PDD)
Clinton Administration (1993-2000) (Federation of American Scientists)
Presidential Review Directives (PRD)
Clinton Administration (1993-2000) (Federation of American Scientists)
Presidential Review Memoranda (PRM)
Carter Administration (1977-1981) (Federation of American Scientists)
Federal
Defense and Federal specifications and standards ASSIST Quick Search Defense Standardization Program Assistdocs.com DOE Technical Standards FAA Standards, Handbooks, Specifications NASA StandardsDepartment of Defense
ASSIST Quick Search Assistdocs.com Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Directives CJCS Instructions CJCS Manuals CJCS Notices CJCS Handbooks, Guides, & Pamphlets Canceled and Superseded Directives Compendium of Current CJCS Directives General Directives Defense Reform Initiative Directives (DRIDs) DLAPS Defense Logistics Agency Publishing System DoD Directives & Instructions DoD Forms Program In order to view these forms you must have Perform Pro/FormFlow software
DoD Index of Specifications & Standards (DODISS) DoD Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) lists the unclassified Federal and Military specifications,
standards, and related standardization documents, and those non-government standards adopted for DoD use.
Users may now link directly to fulltext DoD Specifications and Standards located on the Defense Automated
Printing Services, (DAPS) eAccess database.
DoD Office of Inspector General [OIG] Instructions
DoD Single Stock Point for Specifications & Standards/Milspec Reform FEDERALforms Military Specifications & Standards Travel Regulations [including Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR) and Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)]
USEUCOM Directives(.mil Domain Only)
U.S. Air Force
Air Force E-Publications U.S. Army
Army Publishing DirectorateU.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Directives, Publications and ReportsU.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Orders & Directives By category By subjectU.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) BUMED Directives Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) Reference Library Instructions Manuals, Handbooks & Guidance Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Instructions (Naval Education and Training Command)
Commander, Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) Instructions (Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan)
Military Sealift Command (COMSC) Instructions & Notices (Military Sealift Command)
Navy Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) On-Line Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Instructions Naval Postgraduate School Instructions
Naval Postgraduate School Notices
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Instructions Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Directives (link broken 01/11)
Instructions Naval Support Detachment Monterey Issuances
Navy Online Forms U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLTINST) Instructions Navy Privacy Act Office - Privacy Act On-Line SECNAV/OPNAV Directives (Includes Instructions)
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Instructions Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL)
TYCOM Instructions COMNAVAIRFOR Instructions (Commander Naval Air Forces)
COMNAVSURFOR Instructions (Commander Naval Surface Forces)
U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)/Commander, Naval Legal Service Command (CNLSC) Current Unclassified Instructions
NATO
Selected Current Standards including some Standardization Agreements (STANAGs)
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Other Sites
NISO - National Information Standards Organization
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) develops and promotes technical standards used in a wide variety
of information services. NISO is a nonprofit association accredited as a standards developer by the American
National Standards Institute.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Directives (Federation of American Scientists)
The National Reconnaissance Office designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products,
provided to an expanding list of customers like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD),
can warn of potential trouble spots around the world, help plan military operations, and monitor the environment.
NSSN - A National Resource for Global Standards
The NSSN contains over 250,000 references to standards from more than 600 developers worldwide. These have been
grouped into six categories: Approved Industry Standards, Approved International Standards, Approved U.S. Government
Standards, Industry Standards Under Development, International Standards Under Development,
U.S. Government Standards Under Development.