SYSTEM NAME:

Personnel Security Files (PSF)  (August 17, 1999,  64 FR 44704)

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Primary location: Defense Security Service, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

Secondary locations: Defense Security Service Operating Locations, Operations Center-Baltimore and Operations Center-Columbus. Specific addresses can be obtained from the Primary location.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Every Defense Security Service employee.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Individual's Certificates of Personnel Security Investigation, Certificates of Security Clearance and Access Authorization, Adjudicative Summary Sheets, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Access Records, certificates of clearance for other agencies, Security Briefing Statements, security clearance downgrade and discontinuation statements, Security Termination Statement and Debriefing Certificates, Defense Clearance and Investigations Index (DCII) check results, requests for Personnel Security Investigations, Badge and Credential receipts, and related documents which may vary in certain cases. Personal identifying data to confirm identities is also contained in this system.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; DoD Regulation 5200.2, DoD Personnel Security Program; DSS Regulation 25-3, Personnel Security Program, and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

Files are used during an individual's employment with the agency to provide a basis for determining eligibility for assignment to, or retention in, a sensitive position; granting security clearance; evidence of clearance and access to classified defense information; and to verify security clearance information of individuals visiting other offices regarding classified matters. File information may be provided to other authorized government departments, agencies or offices when a change of the individual's employment is considered.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

The 'Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of DSS' compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders. Electronic records are maintained on disk and magnetic tapes.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Paper records are filed alphabetically by last name and by location (Operating Location). Summary data is retrievable by Social Security Number or by name.

SAFEGUARDS:

All system records are maintained in locked security containers accessible only to authorized personnel. Summary data is accessed only by authorized personnel using assigned system passwords.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are kept for two years after termination of an individual's employment with DSS. Longer retention, not to exceed five years after termination of employment, may be approved by the Chief, Office of Security, DSS. Paper records are destroyed by burning or shredding; electronic records are erased or overwritten.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Defense Security Service, Chief, Office of Security, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine if information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Defense Security Service, Office of FOI and PA, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Defense Security Service, Office of FOI and PA, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

A request for information must contain the full name and Social Security number of the subject individual.

Personal visits will require a valid driver's license or other picture identification and are limited to the Defense Security Service, Office of FOI and PA, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

DSS' rules for accessing records, contesting contents, and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in DSS Regulation 01-13: 32 CFR part 321; or may be obtained from the Defense Security Service, Office of FOI and PA, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Application and related forms from the individual, summaries of information from background investigations of the individual.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

FEDERAL REGISTER HISTORY: