Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
28 May 2014
*Army Regulation 1-9

Effective 28 June 2014

Administration

White House Liaison and Communications

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RAYMOND T. ODIERNO
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

GERALD B. O'KEEFE
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation includes updated policy for processing and responding to White House communications.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the

Director of the Army Staff. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Director of

the Army Staff (Director, Executive Communications and Control, (White House Liaison Office)), 200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0200.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Director of the Army Staff (Director, Executive Communications and Control, (White House Liaison Office)), 200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0200.

Committee management. Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels D for the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AD 2012-27, dated 21 December 2012 and AR 1-9, dated 19 January 1999.