---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 247.5"
title: "32"
number: "247.5"
heading: "Responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/247.5"
---

# §247.5. Responsibilities.

- (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, consistent with DoD Directive 5122.5, 10 shall:
  - (1) **Develop policies and provide guidance on the administration of the DoD Internal Information Program.**
  - (2) **Provide policy and operational direction to the Director, AFIS.**
  - (3) Monitor and evaluate overall mission effectiveness within the Department of Defense for matters under this part.
- (b) **The Director, American Forces Information Service, shall—**
  - (1) Develop and oversee the implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to the management, content, and publication of DoD publications encompassed by this part.
  - (2) Serve as DoD point of contact with the Joint Committee on Printing, Congress of the United States, for matters under this part.
  - (3) **Serve as the DoD point of contact in the United States for Combatant Command newspaper matters.**
  - (4) Provide guidance to the Combatant Commands, Military Departments, and other DoD Components pertaining to DoD publications.
  - (5) Monitor effectiveness of business and financial operations of DoD publications and provide business counsel and assistance, as appropriate.
  - (6) Sponsor a DoD Interservice Newspaper Committee and a Flagship Magazine Committee composed of representatives of the Military Departments to coordinate matters on publications encompassed by this part and flagship magazine matters, respectively.
  - (7) Provide a press service for joint-Service news and information for use by authorized DoD publication editors.
- (c) **The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall—**
  - (1) **Provide policy guidance and assistance to the Department's publications.**
  - (2) Encourage the use of CE publications when they are the most cost-effective means of fulfilling the command communication requirement.
  - (3) Ensure that adequate resources are available to support authorized internal information products under this part.
  - (4) **Designate a member of their public affairs staff to serve on the DoD Interservice Newspaper Committee.**
  - (5) Ensure all printing obtained with appropriated funds complies with DoD Directive 5330.3.
- (d) **The Commanders of Combatant Commands shall—**
  - (1) **Publish Combatant Command newspapers, if authorized.** In discharging this responsibility, the Commander shall ensure that policy, direction, resources, and administrative support are provided, as required, to produce a professional quality newspaper to support the command mission.
  - (2) Ensure that the newspaper is prepared to support U.S. forces in the command area during contingencies and armed conflict.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 121 and 133.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 42905, Aug. 11, 1997, unless otherwise noted.