The term also appears in specific legislative logs and administrative records from 1998:

The DoD used this report to identify excess capacity and argue for further BRAC rounds to improve military capabilities and economic recovery for affected communities.

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has case logs, such as 98-F-2062 , which track requests for information regarding international military activities.

It refers to the ability of systems to provide dynamic, interactive information and data exchange, specifically for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) nodes.

Below are the most prominent interpretations of "DoD (98)" found in official and research records. 1. The 1998 DoD Report on Base Realignment (BRAC)