Department of Defense July 30, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to establish a new system of records for Continuous Evaluation (CE).\1\ These records will be used to conduct CE, as defined in Executive Order 13467, to: (1) Identify DoD-affiliated personnel who have engaged in conduct of security concern; (2) identify and initiate needed follow-on inquiries and/or investigative activity and enable security officials and adjudicators to determine and take appropriate actions; and (3) perform research, development, and analyses related to DoD's CE program. These analyses are conducted to: (a) Evaluate and improve DoD and Federal personnel security, insider threat,\2\ and other background vetting and continuous evaluation procedures, programs, and policies; (b) assist in providing training, instruction, and advice on personnel security and insider threats, and assess continuing reliability of subjects; (c) encourage cooperative research within and among DoD Components, the Intelligence Community, and the Executive branch on initiatives having DoD or Federal Government-wide implications in order to ensure that appropriate information is shared efficiently when authorized to do so and to avoid duplication of efforts; (d) address items of special interest to personnel security officials within DoD Components, the Intelligence Community, and the Executive branch (e.g., evaluating responses to excessive indebtedness, auditing information to ensure individuals with mental health issues are being protected appropriately, monitoring numbers and types of security incidents); (e) conduct personnel security pilot test projects related to DoD's CE program for purposes of research and development.