SecNav M-5213.1: This Manual specifies procedures for forms management within the Department of the Navy. Forms management ensures that forms provide needed information effectively, efficiently and economically. Information is vital to the success of any organization and provides the basis for management decisions. Specific types of data are needed to meet particular requirements and forms are a major means for providing a fast and easy method of collecting information. As information requirements change, effective forms management provides for improved forms and control of the proliferation of authorized forms. In turn, this minimizes the burden of DON forms and maximizes their effectiveness.