32 CFR 221.4: Policy.

In accordance with DoD Instruction 1000.25, “DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) Program” (available at http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/100025p.pdf), DoD Instruction 1341.02, “Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Procedures” (available at http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/134102p.pdf), Office of Management and Budget M-04-04, “E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies” (available at www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/fy04/m04-04.pdf) and 32 CFR part 310, it is DoD policy that DoD will provide a secure means of authentication to PII and personal health information (PHI) for all beneficiaries and other individuals with a continuing affiliation with DoD.