DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights

On November 21, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) updated DoD Manual (“DoDM”) 5010.12, Acquisition and Management of Contractor-Prepared Data.  The manual is DoD’s unified playbook for the acquisition and management of contractor technical data.  It replaces the legacy DoD 5010.12-M, Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data (May 1993) and falls in line with DoD’s broader “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” announced in early November….
By: Burr & Forman