[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR97.5] [Page 511] TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PART 97_RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION AND TESTIMONY BY DoD PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES--Table of Contents Sec. 97.5 Responsibilities. (a) The General Counsel, Department of Defense, shall provide general policy and procedural guidance by the issuance of supplemental instructions or specific orders concerning the release of official DoD information in litigation and the testimony of DoD personnel as witnesses during litigation. (b) The Heads of DoD Components shall issue appropriate regulations to implement this Directive and to identify official information that is involved in litigation.