DCSA updates NISP contractor Continuous Vetting process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has announced important changes to its personnel vetting process, superseding previous guidance from August 2022 and reflecting updates from DISS Release 14.5.

Under the new policy, periodic reinvestigations for National Industrial Security Program (NISP) contractor national security personnel will no longer be required. Instead, all individuals must now submit an updated Personnel Vetting Questionnaire (PVQ or SF-86 eApp and releases) every five years, regardless of their eligibility level. The timing for this five-year update is now based on the "PVQ Date" recorded in DISS, which is equivalent to the SF-86 date.

To help organizations identify which personnel are due for this update, the DISS Subject Report should be used, with the PVQ Date serving as the key reference point. Once identified, organizations should submit the necessary information to PSMO-I to ensure compliance with the new requirements.

Read the full guidance online.