This publication, Army Regulation AR 25-1 Information Management Army Information Technology July 2019, establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for information management (IM), data management, and Information Technology (IT), to include platform IT (PIT) and operational technology. It provides policy for the planning, budgeting, governance, acquisition, and management of Army IT, personnel, equipment, funds, IT resources and supporting infrastructure, and services. Army organizations must adhere to basic principles throughout the information resource management (IRM) process.