Citation[]
Department of Defense Directive 7920.1, Life-Cycle Management of Automated Information Systems (AISs) (Oct. 17, 1978).
Overview[]
This Directive set forth the Department of Defense's policy on life cycle management of automated information systems identifies the criteria to be used when designating an information system a "major automated information system." This Directive provides that a system meeting any one of the following criteria shall be designated as a major automated information system:
- Has anticipated costs in excess of $100 million during the timespan from the mission analysis/project initiation phase through the extension and installation of the developed automated information system to all operating sites.
- Has estimated costs exceeding $25 million in any single year.
- Is designated as being of special interest by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
This Directive was cancelled by Department of Defense Directive 8120-01 (Jan. 14, 1993).