Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5145.03
January 10, 2013
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Oversight of the DoD Personnel Security Programs
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5145.3 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in
accordance with the guidance in DoDI 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the authority in DoDD
5145.01 (Reference (c)).
b. Establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for the oversight of the personnel security
programs of the Department of Defense in accordance with Reference (c) and DoDD 5145.04
(Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The personnel security programs, through all stages of investigation and adjudication,
shall be conducted so that proceedings are promptly initiated and expeditiously completed, and
every effort is taken to protect the rights of the individuals involved, consistent with the interests
of national security.
b. The personnel security programs of the OSD, the Military Departments, and all other DoD
Components must be as consistent and uniform as possible in content and administration in
accordance with Executive Order 13467 (Reference (e)).
