Who develops policy, guidance, and oversight for the DoD PSP?

Who develops policy, guidance, and oversight for the DoD PSP?

• A. The Secretary of Defense
• B. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S))
• C. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• D. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Answer: (B)

Policy, guidance, and oversight for the DoD Personnel Security Program are led by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. This official is responsible for DoD-wide security and intelligence policy, issuing the directives and instructions that govern how personnel security investigations are conducted, how adjudications are rendered, and how the PSP is coordinated across all DoD components. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency puts that policy into practice, implementing and enforcing the program under the USD(I&S) direction. The top DoD leader sets overall direction, but the day-to-day development of PSP policy comes from the USD(I&S); the FBI and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff do not create DoD security policy.

Policy, guidance, and oversight for the DoD Personnel Security Program are led by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. This official is responsible for DoD-wide security and intelligence policy, issuing the directives and instructions that govern how personnel security investigations are conducted, how adjudications are rendered, and how the PSP is coordinated across all DoD components. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency puts that policy into practice, implementing and enforcing the program under the USD(I&S) direction. The top DoD leader sets overall direction, but the day-to-day development of PSP policy comes from the USD(I&S); the FBI and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff do not create DoD security policy.