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field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Department Administrative Orders (DAOs) are used to document and mandate continuing policies, standards requirements, and procedures prescribed by the Office of the Secretary for Departmentwide application or for application to two or more major program areas of the Department. The DAOs cover substantive program matters as well as administrative management, legal, or special staff functions.</p> <div align="center"> <table align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="36"><a href="#A200">200</a></td> <td width="318"><a href="#A200">Directives - Handbooks and Manuals</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A201">201</a></td> <td><a href="#A201">General</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A202">202</a></td> <td><a href="#A202">Human Resources Management</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A203">203</a></td> <td><a href="#A203">Finance</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A205">205</a></td> <td><a href="#A205">Records and Forms</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A206">206</a></td> <td><a href="#A206">Office Services</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A207">207</a></td> <td><a href="#A207">Security and Loyalty</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A208">208</a></td> <td><a href="#A208">Supply Management</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A209">209</a></td> <td><a href="#A209">Safety</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A210">210</a></td> <td><a href="#A210">Emergency Readiness</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A213">213</a></td> <td><a href="#A213">Audits</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A214">214</a></td> <td><a href="#A214">Correspondence and Mail</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A215">215</a></td> <td><a href="#A215">Equal Opportunity</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A216">216</a></td> <td><a href="#A216">Program Management</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A217">217</a></td> <td><a href="#A217">Property and Facilities Management</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A218">218</a></td> <td><a href="#A218">Legal and Legislative Affairs</a></td> </tr><tr><td><a href="#A219">219</a></td> <td><a href="#A219">Public Affairs</a></td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><a id="A200" name="A200"></a>(200) Directives - Handbooks and Manuals</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-0">DAO 200-0</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-0">Department of Commerce Handbooks and Manuals</a></td> <td width="20%">2014-07-29</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-1">DAO 200-1</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-1">Primary Directives System</a></td> <td width="20%">2014-10-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-3">DAO 200-3</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-3">Department Administrative Order Series</a></td> <td width="20%">1987-08-24</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-7">DAO 200-7</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_200-7">Department Organization Order Series</a></td> <td width="20%">1983-12-07</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A201" name="A201"></a>(201) General</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-1" title="DAO 201-1 Revision">DAO 201-1</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-1" title="DAO 201-1 Revision ">Symbols of the Department of Commerce</a></td> <td width="20%">2021-08-05</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-4">DAO 201-4</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-4">Interagency Committee Consultation on Export Controls</a></td> <td width="20%">1971-04-15</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-6">DAO 201-6</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-6">Official Flags of the Department</a></td> <td width="20%">2022-01-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-7">DAO 201-7</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-7">Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted and Conducted Programs</a></td> <td width="20%">2009-06-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-9">DAO 201-9</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-9">Consultation with State and Local Governments in Development of Federal Regulations</a></td> <td width="20%">1971-09-27</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-10">DAO 201-10</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-10">Non-Duty Hours Emergency Alert and Notification Procedures</a></td> <td width="20%">2009-04-08</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-11">DAO 201-11</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-11">Federal Executive Boards</a></td> <td width="20%">2007-11-09</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-21">DAO 201-21</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-21">Commerce Metric Conversion</a></td> <td width="20%">1995-01-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-39">DAO 201-39</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-39">Radio Frequency Management</a></td> <td width="20%">2009-04-16</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-41">DAO 201-41</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-41">Performance of Commercial Activities</a></td> <td width="20%">1984-04-24</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-43">DAO 201-43</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_201-43">Policy Governing the Selection of United States Delegations to Multilateral International Conferences and Meetings</a></td> <td width="20%">1976-04-22</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a name="A202" id="A202"></a><a id="A202" name="A202"></a>(202) Human Resources Management</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> 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width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-301">DAO 202-301</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-301">Overseas Employment</a></td> <td width="20%">2017-07-06</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-302">DAO 202-302</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-302">Employment in the Excepted Service</a></td> <td width="20%">2017-03-02</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-311">DAO 202-311</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-311">Voluntary and Uncompensated Service</a></td> <td width="20%">1993-04-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_20-315">DAO 202-315</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_20-315">Probationary and Trial Periods</a></td> <td width="20%">2017-03-02</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-334">DAO 202-334</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-334">Details</a></td> <td width="20%">1971-06-22</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-335">DAO 202-335</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-335">Merit Assignment Program</a></td> <td width="20%">2017-06-15</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-340" rel="noreferrer">DAO 202-340</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-340" rel="noreferrer">Part-Time Career Employment Program</a></td> <td width="20%">2023-01-05</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-410">DAO 202-410</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-410">Training and Employee Development</a></td> <td width="20%">2007-09-05</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-411">DAO 202-411</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-411">Supervisory and Management Development</a></td> <td width="20%">1983-04-13</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-430">DAO 202-430</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-430">Performance Management System</a></td> <td width="20%">2006-05-15</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-452">DAO 202-452</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-452">Incentive Awards for Federal Inventors</a></td> <td width="20%">1977-06-03</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-453">DAO 202-453</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-453">Awards for the Disclosure of Fraud, Waste, or Mismanagement</a></td> <td width="20%">1982-09-17</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-454">DAO 202-454</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-454">Suggestion Program</a></td> <td width="20%">1990-08-14</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-511">DAO 202-511</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-511">Position Classification</a></td> <td width="20%">2022-03-07</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-731">DAO 202-731</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-731">Position Sensitivity for Personnel Suitability and Personnel Security Purposes</a></td> <td width="20%">1989-11-06</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-739">DAO 202-739</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-739">Gifts and Decorations from Foreign Governments and to Foreign Individuals</a></td> <td width="20%">2004-12-21</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-751">DAO 202-751</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-751">Discipline</a></td> <td width="20%">1980-08-04</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-771">DAO 202-771</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-771">Administrative Grievance Procedure</a></td> <td width="20%">2011-06-08</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-810" title="DAO 202-810 Revision ">DAO 202-810</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-810" title="DAO 202-810 Revision">Worker's Compensation for Federal Employees</a></td> <td width="20%">2021-08-27</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-900">DAO 202-900</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-900">Foreign Service Personnel Management</a></td> <td width="20%">1983-11-25</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-955">DAO 202-955</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-955">Allegations of Harassment Prohibited by Federal Law</a></td> <td width="20%">2024-1-11</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-957">DAO 202-957</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-957">Department of Commerce Repayment of Student Loan Policy</a></td> <td width="20%">2005-06-03</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-958">DAO 202-958</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-958">Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters</a></td> <td width="20%">2022-12-19</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-959">DAO 202-959</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-959">Combined Federal Campaign</a></td> <td width="20%">2004-03-18</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-960">DAO 202-960</a></td> <td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_202-960">Performance Excellence Program</a></td> <td width="20%">2011-10-21</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A203" name="A203"></a>(203) Finance</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 740px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 165px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-9">DAO 203-9</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-9">Gifts and Bequests</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2009-10-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-10">DAO 203-10</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-10">Official Entertainment and Representation Authorizations</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2009-10-22</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-13">DAO 203-13</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-13">Reprogramming and/or Transfer(s) of Budgetary and Personnel Resources</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2017-09-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-17">DAO 203-17</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-17">Personal Property Claims of Department of Commerce Personnel</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2022-06-02</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-20">DAO 203-20</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-20">Policy for Charges for Rental Quarters and Related Facilities and Costs Provided to Departmental Employees and Employees of Government Contractors to the Department </a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2017-05-16</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-24" rel="noreferrer">DAO 203-24</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-24" rel="noreferrer">Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2023-03-14</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-31">DAO 203-31</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_203-31">Protection of the Commerce Business Systems (CBS) Source Code</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2021-02-09</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A205" name="A205"></a>(205) Records and Forms</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 740px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 165px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-1">DAO 205-1</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-1">Records Management</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1992-06-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-3">DAO 205-3</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-3">Removal of Records and other Documents</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1978-08-25</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-10">DAO 205-10</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-10">Forms Management</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">2001-05-14</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-11">DAO 205-11</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-11">Publishing Documents in the Federal Register</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1980-12-03</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-12">DAO 205-12</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-12">Public Information</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1996-01-19</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-14">DAO 205-14</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-14">Processing Requests Under the Freedom of Information Act</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1992-10-15</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-16">DAO 205-16</a></td> <td style="width: 740px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_205-16">Managing Electronic Records</a></td> <td style="width: 165px;" width="20%">1987-05-12</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A206" name="A206"></a>(206) Office Services</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 741px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 164px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-3" title="DAO-206-3">DAO 206-3</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-3" title="DAO-206-3">Approval and Use of Permanent Signs in the Herbert C. Hoover Building</a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">2021-05-03</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-4">DAO 206-4</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-4">Directory Boards</a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">2021-01-18</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-5">DAO 206-5</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-5">Occasional Use of Public Areas in Public Buildings</a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">2008-02-29</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-6" rel="noreferrer">DAO 206-6</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-6" rel="noreferrer">Copying Equipment </a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">1993-07-02</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-7">DAO 206-7</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-7">Government and Public Correspondence Telecommunications Precedence Systems</a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">1972-07-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-12">DAO 206-12</a></td> <td style="width: 741px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_206-12">Departmental Telephone Directory System</a></td> <td style="width: 164px;" width="20%">1983-04-29</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A207" name="A207"></a>(207) Security and Loyalty</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 737px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 168px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-1">DAO 207-1</a></td> <td style="width: 737px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-1">Security Programs</a></td> <td style="width: 168px;" width="20%">2024-01-08</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-9">DAO 207-9</a></td> <td style="width: 737px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-9">Monitoring Conversations</a></td> <td style="width: 168px;" width="20%">2008-03-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-10">DAO 207-10</a></td> <td style="width: 737px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-10">Inspector General Investigations and Related Activity</a></td> <td style="width: 168px;" width="20%">2020-3-9</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-11">DAO 207-11</a></td> <td style="width: 737px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-11">Official Credentials and Badges</a></td> <td style="width: 168px;" width="20%">2015-02-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-12">DAO 207-12</a></td> <td style="width: 737px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_207-12" title="DAO 207-12">Foreign Access Management Program</a></td> <td style="width: 168px;" width="20%">2021-06-23</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A208" name="A208"></a>(208) Supply Management</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 738px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 167px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-2">DAO 208-2</a></td> <td style="width: 738px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-2">Contracting Authority</a></td> <td style="width: 167px;" width="20%">2004-12-03</td> </tr><tr><td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-15">DAO 208-15</a></td> <td style="width: 738px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-15">Acquisition Planning</a></td> <td style="width: 167px;">2011-03-18</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-16">DAO 208-16</a></td> <td style="width: 738px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_208-16">Acquisition Project Management</a></td> <td style="width: 167px;" width="20%">2015-05-26</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A209" name="A209"></a>(209) Safety</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 735px;" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 170px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-3">DAO 209-3</a></td> <td style="width: 735px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-3">Injury, Illness, Accident, and Fatality Investigation and Reporting</a></td> <td style="width: 170px;" width="20%">2021-02-09</td> </tr><tr><td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-4">DAO 209-4</a></td> <td style="width: 735px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-4">Occupational Safety and Health Program </a></td> <td style="width: 170px;">2016-12-29</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-7">DAO 209-7</a></td> <td style="width: 735px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-7">Defense of Tort Suits against Federal Workers Arising from their Official Duties</a></td> <td style="width: 170px;" width="20%">2022-06-02</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-8">DAO 209-8</a></td> <td style="width: 735px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_209-8">Access for Individuals with Disabilities to Meetings and Other Group Events</a></td> <td style="width: 170px;" width="20%">2017-12-04</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A210" name="A210"></a>(210) Emergency Readiness</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 733px;" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 172px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_210-1">DAO 210-1</a></td> <td style="width: 733px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_210-1">Emergency Readiness for Departmental Continuity</a></td> <td style="width: 172px;" width="20%">2009-11-04</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_210-7">DAO 210-7</a></td> <td style="width: 733px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_210-7">Commerce Responsibilities in Disasters and Emergencies</a></td> <td style="width: 172px;" width="20%">2019-05-09</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A213" name="A213"></a>(213) Audits</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 732px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 173px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-1">DAO 213-1</a></td> <td style="width: 732px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-1">General Accounting Office Liaison and Audit Follow-up</a></td> <td style="width: 173px;" width="20%">1988-05-31</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-3">DAO 213-3</a></td> <td style="width: 732px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-3">Inspector General Auditing, Inspections, and Evaluations</a></td> <td style="width: 173px;" width="20%">2020-10-21</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-5">DAO 213-5</a></td> <td style="width: 732px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_213-5">Audit and Evaluation Resolution and Follow-up</a></td> <td style="width: 173px;" width="20%">2022-01-19</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A214" name="A214"></a>(214) Correspondence and Mail</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 729px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 176px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_214-5">DAO 214-5</a></td> <td style="width: 729px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_214-5">Overseas Communication</a></td> <td style="width: 176px;" width="20%">2008-09-10</td> </tr><tr><td height="50" width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_214-10">DAO 214-10</a></td> <td style="width: 729px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_214-10">Non-Discriminatory Wording and Imagery in Department Communications</a></td> <td style="width: 176px;" width="20%">1994-04-19</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A215" name="A215"></a>(215) Equal Opportunity</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 726px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 179px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-3">DAO 215-3</a></td> <td style="width: 726px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-3">Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program</a></td> <td style="width: 179px;" width="20%">2009-04-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-4">DAO 215-4</a></td> <td style="width: 726px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-4">Affirmative Programs of Equal Employment Opportunity</a></td> <td style="width: 179px;" width="20%">2009-07-21</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-7">DAO 215-7</a></td> <td style="width: 726px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-7">Collection and Management of Race, Ethnicity and Disability-Related Data</a></td> <td style="width: 179px;" width="20%">2017-10-24</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-9">DAO 215-9</a></td> <td style="width: 726px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-9">Processing Complaints of Discrimination </a></td> <td style="width: 179px;" width="20%">2017-10-24</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-10">DAO 215-10</a></td> <td style="width: 726px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_215-10">Reasonable Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities</a></td> <td style="width: 179px;" width="20%">2023-08-18</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2><a id="A216" name="A216"></a>(216) Program Management</h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 723px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 182px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-6">DAO 216-6</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-6">Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2017-01-18</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-9">DAO 216-9</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-9">Planning and Performing Statistical Surveys</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1972-09-29</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/DAO_216-10">DAO 216-10</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/DAO_216-10">Providing Statistical Information to International Organizations</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1980-06-06</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-12">DAO 216-12</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-12">Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1983-03-10</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-14">DAO 216-14</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-14">Department of Commerce Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1983-02-23</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-15">DAO 216-15</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-15">Internal Management Control Systems</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1988-10-22</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-16">DAO 216-16</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-16">Information Resources Management Review Program</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">1987-09-23</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-17">DAO 216-17</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-17" title="DAO 216-17">Environmental Compliance Program Management</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2021-09-15</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-19">DAO 216-19</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-19">Economic and Demographic Statistical Product Releases</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2012-02-28</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-20">DAO 216-20</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-20">Enterprise Risk Management</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2014-03-13</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-21" title="DAO 216-21 NEW">DAO 216-21</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-21" title="DAO 216-21 New">Program Evaluation</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2021-08-26</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-22" title="DAO 216-22 NEW">DAO 216-22</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-22" title="DAO 216-22 NEW">Addressing the Climate Crisis</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2022-04-19</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-24" rel="noreferrer">DAO 216-24</a></td> <td style="width: 723px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_216-24" rel="noreferrer">Developing A Skilled Workforce for U.S. Leadership in Technological Innovation and Global Competitiveness</a></td> <td style="width: 182px;" width="20%">2024-01-29</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2 id="A217" name="A217">(217) Property and Facilities Management<br /></h2> <table align="center" width="95%" class="tablesaw tablesaw-stack" data-tablesaw-mode="stack" data-tablesaw-minimap=""><thead><tr><th scope="col" width="21%" role="columnheader" data-tablesaw-priority="persist">Number</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 721px;" width="59%" role="columnheader">Title</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 184px;" width="20%" role="columnheader">Effective Date</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-2">DAO 217-2</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-2">Identification of Commerce Facilities and Projects</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2022-04-21</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-3">DAO 217-3</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-3">Living and Working Quarters</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2004-12-21</td> </tr><br /><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-6">DAO 217-6</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-6">Operation of Vending Stands</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">1984-04-19</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-8">DAO 217-8</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-8">Employee Parking, Ridesharing, and Mass Transit Benefit Programs</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2005-03-30</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-11">DAO 217-11</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-11">Exhibits - Herbert C. Hoover Building</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2004-07-19</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-16">DAO 217-16</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-16">Energy and Environmental Management</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2016-04-16</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-9">DAO 217-19</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-9">Use of Department of Commerce Facilities for Proprietary or Non-Proprietary Research Purposes</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;" width="20%">2005-11-28</td> </tr><tr><td><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-21">DAO 217-21</a></td> <td style="width: 721px;"><a href="//www.commerce.gov/opog/directives/DAO_217-21">Space Allowance and Management Program</a></td> <td style="width: 184px;">2021-03-01</td> </tr><tr><td width="21%"><a 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