Personnel Security
Hours of Operation:
Monday- Friday 0630-1700
The Personnel Security Team within the HQDA SSO is responsible for validating
and certifying the sensitive compartmented information (SCI) security clearances
and accesses of HQDA Army Staff Personnel and cognizant supported activities.
Many of the policies and procedures can be found under the
Regulatory Guidance section.
Indoctrinations
Nominations and approvals for indoctrinations to sensitive compartmented
information SCI will be submitted by the security manager (SM) or special
security representative (SSR) from the command personnel belong to, please refer
to our
indoctrinations page.
Foreign Travel/ Foreign Nationals
HQDA Staff Personnel and cognizant supported activities are required to notify
the HQDA SSO Office if they have continuous contact or develop a relationship
with a foreign national or go on Official or Unofficial Travel, please refer to
the
Foreign Travel/Foreign Nationals page.
Visit Certifications/Clearance Verification
Effective 14 January 2005,
JPAS (Joint Personnel Adjudication System) is the Army’s system of record to
determine clearance eligibility and current command access levels.
We will accept visit certifications via
JPAS, M-3, or any other authorized
method by the Special Security Office.
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HQDA SSO does validate all clearance levels via JPAS, or Scattered Castles for
other Intelligence Community Members.
Debriefings:
Any personnel that require to be debriefed from access can walk-in to the HQDA
SSO Monday- Friday from 0830-1600, no appointment is needed.
Full List of Personnel Security Forms
* In order to access any forms or regulatory guidance from this page, you must
have access to AKO.