Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS)

The centralized Department of Defense (DoD) database of standardized personnel security processes; virtually consolidates the DoD Central Adjudication Facilities (CAFs) by offering real time information concerning clearances, access, and investigative statuses to authorized DoD security personnel and other interfacing organizations (e.g., Defense Security Service (DSS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Defense Civilian Personnel Management (DCPM), and the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)).