DCSA Deploys AI-Assisted Vetting to Transform Security Clearance Investigations

DCSA's Personnel Vetting initiative is deploying AI-assisted modeling, predictive analytics, and process automation to improve risk flagging and batch processing across security clearance investigations. As of early 2026, 90th percentile completion times for Tier 3 investigations run approximately 4 months and Tier 5 approximately 9 months, with nearly all TS/SCI candidates expected to transition to continuous vetting by year's end.