Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO)

The Department of Defense (DoD) approach for establishing an adequate Information Assurance (IA) posture in a shared-risk environment that allows for shared mitigation through the integration of people, technology, and operations; the layering of IA solutions within and among Information Technology (IT) assets; and, the selection of IA solutions based on their relative level of robustness. A directorate of the Defense Security Service (DSS) which serves as the Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) responsible on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), for determining the personnel clearance eligibility of contractor employees requiring access to classified information; maintaining personnel clearance records and furnishing information to authorized activities; processing security assurances, clearances, and visits involving the United States (U.S.) and foreign countries; and monitoring the cleared contractor’s continued eligibility in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP).