Who records the Personnel Security Clearance (PCL) eligibility level in the DoD personnel security system of record?

• A. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
• B. Facility Security Officer (FSO)
• C. DoD Central Adjudication Facility
• D. National Security Agency (NSA)

Answer: (A)

The main idea is who is responsible for maintaining and updating the official DoD personnel security record with an individual’s eligibility level. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) operates and maintains the DoD personnel security system of record, and it is the agency that records and updates the PCL eligibility level in that system. The DoD Central Adjudication Facility makes the eligibility decision, but the actual entry into the system of record is done by DCSA. The Facility Security Officer focuses on local facility security rather than maintaining DoD-wide clearance records, and the National Security Agency is not involved in recording DoD PCL data.