Training

• eLearning: Introduction to National Security Adjudication PS001.18 
• Instructor-led: Fundamentals of National Security Adjudication PS101.01
• Virtual Instructor-led: Fundamentals of National Security Adjudication PS101.01
• Virtual Instructor-led: Advanced National Security Adjudication PS301.10
• 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

Resources and Policies

• 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 
• The Bond Amendment 
• 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) 
• Defense Industrial Personnel Security Clearance Review Program 
• DOD Directive 5210.42, Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program 
• Industrial Security Clearance Decisions
• 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 
• SPeD Certifications and Credentials

Training

• eLearning: Introduction to Suitability Adjudications for the DOD PS010.16
• Instructor-led: OPM's Essentials of Suitability Adjudication Program 

Resources and Policies

• 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 

Training

• eLearning: Introduction to DOD HSPD-12 CAC Credentialing

Resources and Policies

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12: Policy for Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors 
• 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) 
• Executive Order 11478 
• DOD Manual 1000.13 vol 
• Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201-3, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors 
• Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-05-24 
• OPM Memorandum: Final Credentialing Standards for Issuing PIV Cards under HSPD-12 
• Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-19-17 
• OPM Federal Investigations Notice (FIN) 10-05 
• OPM Memorandum “Credentialing Standards Procedures for Issuing Personal Identity Verification Cards under HSPD-12 and New Requirement for Suspension or Revocation of Eligibility for Personal Identity Verification Credentials dated December 15, 2020 
• Form I-9 
• Section 951 National Defense Authorization Act 1 (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018  or for additional details you may reference here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ92/html/PLAW-116publ92.htm 

• Instructor-led: DOD Security Specialist Course GS101.01 
• Instructor-led: Introduction to Special Access Programs SA101.01 
• 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

DCSA Trust Decision (Adjudications) Resources

• Customer Service Requests and Incident Report Management 

Awareness Resources

• Webinar: Personnel Vetting Timely Topics - Mental Health and National Security Eligibility
• Webinar: The Espionage Investigation of Ana Belen Montes
• CDSE Case Study Library

Training

• eLearning: Overview of Federal Personnel Vetting PS185.16 
• Short: Personnel Vetting at a Glance  
• Short: Federal Personnel Vetting Investigative Standards 
• Short: Federal Personnel Vetting Scenarios 
• Job Aid: Federal Investigative Standards Crosswalk Guide 2012 
• Job Aid: Federal Personnel Vetting Investigative Standards 2022 Crosswalk 

Resources and Policies 

• Privacy and Civil Liberties Directorate 
• Personnel Vetting Basics 
• The National Security Act of 1947 
• The Privacy Act of 1974 
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004