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SYSTEM NAME:
Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)  (April 10, 2015,  80 FR 19287)
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD Center Monterey Bay, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 939556771.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
All Armed Forces personnel; DoD and U.S. Coast Guard civilian, contractor employees, and
applicants; other federal personnel with authorized access to JPAS or for reciprocity purposes;
“affiliated” personnel (e.g., Non-Appropriated Fund employees, Red Cross volunteers and staff,
USO personnel, and congressional staff members); industry personnel requiring JPAS access for
personnel security purposes; and foreign nationals requiring fitness determination, Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) access, access to National Security Information (NSI),
Sensitive Compartmented Information and/or assignment to a sensitive position.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name (current, former and alternate names); Social Security Number (SSN); DoD Identification
Number (DoD ID Number); date of birth; place of birth; country of citizenship; type of DoD
affiliation; employing activity; current employment status; position sensitivity; personnel security
investigative basis; status of current adjudicative action; security clearance eligibility status and
access status; whether eligibility determination was based on a condition, deviation from
prescribed investigative standards, or waiver of adjudication guidelines; reports of security-related
incidents, to include issue files and information identified through continuous evaluation which
may require additional adjudication; foreign travel and contacts; self-reported information;
eligibility recommendations or decisions made by an appellate authority; non-disclosure execution
dates; indoctrination date(s); level(s) of access granted; debriefing date(s) and reasons for
debriefing. Entries documenting the outcomes of investigations and adjudications conducted by
Federal investigative organizations (e.g., U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), etc.) or by
DoD agencies for continuous evaluation and locator references to such investigations. Entries
documenting fitness determinations, HSPD-12 access, and continuous evaluation adverse
information flags of the subject.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 9101, Access to Criminal History Information for National Security and Other Purposes; 10
U.S.C. 137, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; DoD Directive 1145.02E, United States
Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM); DoD 5200.2R, DoD Personnel Security Program
(PSP); DoD 5105.21, Sensitive Compartment Information Administrative Security Manual; DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 1304.26, Qualification Standards for Enlistment, Appointment and Induction;
DoDI 5200.02, DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP); DoDD 5220.6, Defense Industrial Personnel
Security Clearance Review Program; DoDI 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program (NISP);

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Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, Policy for Common Identification Standard for
Federal Employees and Contractors; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.
PURPOSE(S):
JPAS is a DoD enterprise automated system for personnel security, providing a common,
comprehensive medium to record, document, and identify personnel security actions within the
Department including submitting adverse information, verification of clearance status (to include
grants of interim clearances), requesting investigations, and supporting Continuous Evaluation
activities.
JPAS consists of two applications, the Joint Adjudication Management System (JAMS) and the Joint
Clearance and Access Verification System (JCAVS). JAMS, primarily used by the DoD Adjudicative
Community, has the primary purpose of recording eligibility determinations. JCAVS, primarily used
by DoD Security Managers and Industry Facility Security Officers, has the primary purpose of
verifying eligibility, record access determinations, submitting incidents for subsequent
adjudication, and visit requests from the field (worldwide).
These records may also be used as a management tool for statistical analyses, tracking, reporting,
evaluating program effectiveness and conducting research.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, the records contained herein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as follows:
To the White House to obtain approval of the President of the United States regarding certain
military personnel office actions as provided for in DoD Instruction 1320.4, Military Officer Actions
Requiring Approval of the Secretary of Defense or the President, or Confirmation by the Senate.
To the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for use in alien admission and naturalization
inquiries.
To a Federal agency and its employees who are eligible to have asecurity clearance and/or have
access to classified national security information in order to ensure that the agency is informed
about information that relates to and/or impacts its employees' eligibility to have a security
clearance and/or access to classified national security information.
To a Federal agency with contractor personnel who are eligible to have a security clearance and/or
have access to classified national security information in order to ensure that the agency is
informed about information that relates to and/or may impact the contractor's eligibility to have a
security clearance and/or access to classified national security information.
To a contractor with employees who are eligible to have a security clearance and/or have access to
classified national security information in order to ensure that the employer is informed about
information that relates to and/or may impact its employees eligibility to have a security clearance
and/or access to classified national security information.
Law Enforcement Routine Use:
If a system of records maintained by a DoD Component to carry out its functions indicates a
violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and whether
arising by general statute or by regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant
records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the agency concerned,
whether federal, state, local, or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation,
or order issued pursuant thereto.
Disclosure When Requesting Information Routine Use:
A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be disclosed as a routine
use to a federal, state, or local agency maintaining civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement
information or other pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain
information relevant to a DoD Component decision concerning the hiring or retention of an

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employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a
license, grant, or other benefit.
Disclosure of Requested Information Routine Use:
A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be disclosed to a federal
agency, in response to its request, in connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the
issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the letting of a
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the
extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the
matter.
Congressional Inquiries Disclosure Routine Use:
Disclosure from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be made to a
congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the
congressional office made at the request of that individual.
Disclosure to the Office of Personnel Management Routine Use:
A record from a system of records subject to the Privacy Act and maintained by a DoD Component
may be disclosed to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) concerning information on pay and
leave, benefits, retirement deduction, and any other information necessary for the OPM to carry
out its legally authorized government-wide personnel management functions and studies.
Counterintelligence Purpose Routine Use:
A record from a system of records maintained by a DoD Component may be disclosed as a routine
use outside the DoD or the U.S. Government for the purpose of counterintelligence activities
authorized by U.S. Law or Executive Order or for the purpose of enforcing laws which protect the
national security of the United States.
The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the Office of the Secretary, DoD/Joint
Staff compilation of systems of records notices may apply to this system. The complete list of DoD
blanket routine uses can be found at:
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF
RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:
Electronic storage media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Information is generally retrieved by SSN. However, access to certain functions may require a
combination of SSN, DoD ID number, name, date of birth, and/or state and/or country of birth.
SAFEGUARDS:
Access to personal information is restricted to those who require the records in the performance of
their official duties. Access to personal information is further restricted by the use of Personal
Identity Verification (PIV) cards. Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and
administrative procedures. All individuals granted access to this system of records are to have
taken annual Information Assurance and Privacy Act training; and all have been through the vetting
process.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are destroyed no later than 15 continuous years after termination of affiliation with the
DoD.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, 4800 Mark Center, Alexandria, VA 22350-4000.
Deputy Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD Center Monterey Bay, 400 Gigling Road,
Seaside, CA 93955-6771.

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system
should address written inquiries to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Boyers, ATTN:
Privacy Act Office, P.O. Box 168, Boyers, PA 16020-0168.
Written requests must contain the full name (and any alias and/or alternate names used), SSN, and
date and place of birth.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking information about themselves contained in this system should address written
inquiries to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Boyers, ATTN: Privacy Act Office, P.O. Box
168, Boyers, PA 16020-0168.
Individuals should provide their full name (and any alias and/or alternate names used), SSN, and
date and place of birth.
In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format:
If executed outside the United States: ‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of
perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on (date). (Signature).'
If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: ‘I declare (or
certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed
on (date). (Signature).'
Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization
from that individual for their representative to act on their behalf.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The OSD rules for accessing records, and for contesting or appealing agency determinations are
published in OSD Administrative Instruction 81, 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained directly from
the system manager.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information contained in this system is obtained from the individual; DoD personnel systems;
Consolidated Adjudication Tracking System (CATS); Continuous Evaluation Records; DoD and federal
adjudicative facilities/organizations; DoD and Non-DoD agencies; and security managers, security
officers, or other officials requesting and/or sponsoring the security eligibility or suitability
determination or visitation of facility. Additional information may be obtained from other sources
such as personnel security investigations, security representatives, subject's personal financial
records, military service records, medical records, and unsolicited sources.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or
qualifications for federal civilian employment, military service, federal contracts, or access to
classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), but only to the extent that
such material would reveal the identity of a confidential source.
An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in accordance with requirements of 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c) and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 311. For additional
information contact the system manager.
FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY:
May 3, 2011, 76 FR 24863
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