National Security Eligibility Adjudications

• eLearning: Introduction to Personnel Security PS113.16
• eLearning: Introduction to National Security Adjudication PS001.18
• Instructor-led: Fundamentals of National Security Adjudication PS101.01
• Virtual Instructor-led: Advanced National Security Adjudication PS301.10
• Instructor-led: DNI/SSC ICD 704 Adjudicators Course 
• Job Aid: Due Process Procedures for Civilian Employees and Military Members 

Making National Security Eligibility Determinations

• Short: Adjudicative Guideline A: Allegiance to the United States
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline B: Foreign Influence
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline C: Foreign Preference
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline D: Sexual Behavior
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline E: Personal Conduct
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline F: Financial Considerations
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline H: Drug Involvement
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline I: Psychological Conditions
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline J: Criminal Conduct
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline K: Handling Protected Information
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline L: Outside Activities
• Short: Adjudicative Guideline M: Use of Information Technology Systems
• Short: Counterintelligence Concerns for National Security Adjudicators

Key Resources

• Common Principles in Applying Federal Personnel Vetting Adjudicative Standards 
• Federal Personnel Vetting Core Doctrine 
• Federal Personnel Vetting Guidelines 
• Defense Industrial Personnel Security Clearance Review Program 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 2, Use of a Polygraph in Support of Personnel Security Determinations 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 3, Reporting Requirements for Personnel with Access to Classified Information or Who hold a Sensitive Position 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 4, National Security Adjudicative Guidelines 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 5, Collection, Use, and Retention of Publicly Available Social Media Information in Personnel Security Background Investigations and Adjudications 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 6, Continuous Evaluation 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 7, Reciprocity of Background Investigations and National Security Adjudications 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 8, Temporary Eligibility 
• Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 9, Whistleblower Protection 
• DOD Manual 5200.02 Procedures for the DOD Personnel Security Program (PSP) 
• DODI 5200.02 Personnel Security Program (PSP) 
• The Bond Amendment 
• DOD Directive 5210.42, Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program 
• Industrial Security Clearance Decisions
• E.O. 12968 Access to Classified National Security Information 
• E.O. 10450 Security Requirements for Government Employees 
• E.O. 13467 Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information 
• PERSEREC: Espionage and Other Compromises Of National Security 1975-2008 
• DOD Memorandum, Realignment of Responsibility and Authority for Sensitive Compartmented Information Eligibility Determinations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the DOD Field Activities, and Select Defense Agencies 

Suitability Adjudications

• eLearning: Introduction to Suitability Adjudications for the DOD PS010.16
• Instructor-led: OPM's Essentials of Suitability Adjudication Program 
• DOD Suitability and Fitness Guide 
• 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 731, Suitability 
• DOD Instruction 1400.25, Vol. 731, DOD Civilian Personnel Management System: Suitability and Fitness Adjudication For Civilian Employees 
• OPM Suitability Adjudications 
• OPM Memorandum Contractor Fitness Adjudication — Best Practices 

HSPD-12 Adjudications

• eLearning: Introduction to DOD HSPD-12 CAC Credentialing PS112.16
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12: Policy for Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors 
• DOD Directive-Type Memorandum, (DTM 08-003) Next Generation Common Access Card Implementation Guidance 
• OPM Memorandum: Final Credentialing Standards for Issuing PIV Cards under HSPD-12 (31 July 2008) 
• DOD Instruction 5200.46 , DOD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC) (Sept 9, 2014, Incorporating Change 1, Effective May 4, 2018) 

Note: The courses listed below are suggestions only. Please check with the appropriate authority to ensure a specific course will count towards your professional development.

CDSE Courses

• Instructor-led: DOD Security Specialist Course GS101.01 
• Instructor-led: Introduction to Special Access Programs SA101.01
• Virtual Instructor-led: Writing and Communication Skills for Security Professionals ED201.01
• Virtual Instructor-led: Understanding Adversaries and Threats to the United States and the DOD ED504.01
• eLearning: Introduction to Personnel Security PS113.16
• eLearning: Introduction to Information Security IF011.16
• eLearning: Risk Management for DOD Security Programs GS102.16 
• eLearning: Special Access Programs (SAP) Overview SA001.16
• eLearning: Personnel Clearances in the NISP IS142.16
• eLearning: Marking Special Categories of Classified Information IF105.16
• eLearning: Facility Clearances in the NISP IS140.16
• eLearning: NISP Reporting Requirements IS150.16 
• eLearning: Introduction to Physical Security PY011.16 

Other Agency Courses

• eLearning: Unauthorized Disclosure (UD) of Classified Information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) IF130.16

Security Awareness Games

• CDSE Introduction to Personnel Security Crossword
• CDSE Introduction to Suitability Adjudications for the DOD Crossword
• Reciprocity for Adjudicators Magic 8 Ball 
• Reciprocity Magic 8 Ball 
• Reporting Requirements Crossword

Shorts/Webinars

• Short: Counterintelligence Concerns for Adjudicators
• Short: Federal Personnel Vetting Scenarios
• Short: Reporting Requirements At A Glance
• Webinar: Personnel Vetting Timely Topics - Mental Health and National Security Eligibility