This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for issuing Treasury Orders, Treasury Directives, and Treasury Department Publications in the Treasury Orders and Directives System. The Treasury Orders and Directives System is comprised of written issuances which are published at the Departmental level and are used to convey the Department's policies, delegations, and procedures to managers and employees throughout the Department. A statement of important, high-level direction that guides decisions and actions throughout the Department.
Policy translates ideas, goals, or principles into programs and actions.
The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and General Counsel. Essential Procedures . The following issuances comprise the Treasury Orders and Directives System. The contents of a TD generally should be limited to statements of purpose, policy, key terms, responsibilities, references and authorities. Those Treasury Department manuals and handbooks which apply throughout the Department are included in the TD P category.