DI-SDMP-81471A, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) HANDBOOK DOCUMENTS (01-AUG-2003)

DI-SDMP-81471A, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) HANDBOOK DOCUMENTS (01-AUG-2003)., A DoD Handbook will be used as a guidance document that enhances user awareness by providing engineering information; lessons learned; possible options to address technical issues; classification of similar items, materials, or processes; interpretative direction and techniques; and any other type of guidance information that may help the Government or its contractors in the design, construction, selection, management, support, or operation of systems, products, processes or services. This Data Item Description contains the content and format preparation instructions for DoD handbooks and their associated documents that are described in the following paragraphs of MIL-STD-967.