Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5200.02
March 21, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, Effective September 9, 2014
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5200.2 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in
accordance with the authority in DoDD 5143.01 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign
responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the DoD PSP consistent with References (c)
through (r).
b. Establishes investigation and adjudication policy for the common access card (CAC),
which serves as the DoD Federal personal identity verification (PIV) credential in accordance
with References (h), (i), (q), (r), and (s) through (x).
cb. Incorporates and cancels DoDIs 5210.25 and 5220.28 (References (ys) and (zt)).
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 DoD, 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 Department shall establish and maintain a uniform DoD PSP to the extent consistent
with standards and procedures in References (c) through (r), Intelligence Community Directive
(ICD) Number 704 (Reference (aau)), and DoDD 5220.6 (Reference (abv)).
b. DoD PSP policies and procedures shall be aligned using consistent standards to the extent
possible; provide for reciprocal recognition of existing investigations and adjudications; be cost-
