About Defense Information School (DINFOS)

The Defense Information School has a long-standing tradition of producing outstanding Public Affairs and Visual Information personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense. We are a component of the Defense Media Activity (DMA).

Mission

Grow and sustain a corps of professional organizational communicators* who fulfill the communication needs of the military and government leaders and audiences.*

Vision

DINFOS is a recognized national asset for organizational communication success.

Goals

Goal 1: Deliver total professional development support to organizational communicators throughout their careers.

Goal 2: Sustain DINFOS as a premier accredited military/government training center and sought-after assignment for faculty and staff.

Goal 3: Grow the DINFOS infrastructure to support the expanding training mission.

*Organizational communication encompasses the entire professional community supported by DINFOS, including public affairs, visual information and related fields.