DoDI 8320.03, Unique Identification (UID) Standards for Supporting the DoD Information Enterprise : Department of Defense , November 4 , 2015
From the document: "It is DoD policy to: a. Develop DoD UID standards based on specific data, its associated attributes and metadata, the relationships of the data, and common enterprise-wide capabilities for information sharing, visibility, assurance, and interoperability as described in Reference (e). b. Conduct UID data exchanges among DoD enterprise and mission partners by: (1) Using international interoperability data exchange standards when appropriate. If not available, use DoD data exchange standards. (2) Adopting a common vocabulary and definitions for each unique identifier and its associated attributes and relationships."
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