Personnel Security (PERSEC) Program

The purpose of the Personnel Security (PERSEC) Program is to ensure that granting an individual access to classified matter or special nuclear material (SNM) will not endanger the common defense and security and would be consistent with national security interests. PERSEC courses are intended for DOE Federal and contractor personnel who work in the PERSEC Program and adjudicate personnel security cases. NTC PERSEC courses include distance learning and instructor-led courses and an interviewing techniques seminar. Each course provides a foundation for knowledge and skill training in access authorization and administrative review (AR).

The NTC, in coordination with the DOE Office of Departmental Personnel Security, is establishing expectations for a Department-wide certification program and associated testing for personnel security professionals in accordance with Federal policy. This mandatory professional and continued education program for personnel security specialists will include mechanisms to assure timely, appropriate, and consistent personnel security processing.