JPAS Retirement and the DISS Transition: A Correction
JPAS was retired in 2021. This correction withdraws obsolete access-request instructions, preserves their editorial history and points to DCSA resources without inventing a current DISS workflow.
March 15, 2026 · Winrove Team
Correction prepared · 20 October 2026
The earlier version, published March 15, 2026, incorrectly presented JPAS as a current system and supplied current-tense access-request instructions. DCSA's transition notice states that JPAS became read-only on March 15, 2021 and was retired on March 31, 2021. DCSA identifies DISS as its replacement system of record. The obsolete submission steps, claims of current multi-agency use and promises that the suggested steps ensure compliance have been withdrawn. Original publication details are retained; this is the preparation date of the correction, not a claim that the amended text was published earlier.
JPAS in historical context
JPAS means Joint Personnel Adjudication System. The useful historical fact is the transition, not an operating procedure to reuse: DCSA's 2021 transition notice records the read-only and retirement dates, and its Investigative Systems Training page identifies March 31, 2021 as the date DISS replaced JPAS as the system of record.
What the old steps do not establish
The previous list instructed readers to gather personnel details, create a JPAS record, submit a request and monitor it in JPAS. It is not a current access procedure. Replacing the name JPAS with DISS in those steps would not establish the right roles, permissions, evidence or transaction for a present request. The earlier general eligibility checklist, automation suggestions and assurances of security or compliance are not carried forward as verified requirements or guarantees.
Finding applicable current instructions
DCSA maintains a DISS program page and DISS resources. Its training notice directs readers to updated modules on STEPP. These are reference starting points, not a claim that every former JPAS action has an equivalent DISS action or that an account grants clearance or access to classified information. A reader considering a present personnel-security action should consult the responsible security official and the applicable current issuing instructions rather than the withdrawn workflow.
Scope and editorial history
This article now explains why the old guidance cannot be used as current instructions. It does not provide a DISS account application, clearance determination, authorization, personnel-record collection process or system integration. No live system was accessed and no personnel data was collected for this correction. The complete former article is preserved in the private editorial history, together with the original March 15, 2026 publication date and Winrove Team byline, so the amendment is visible rather than silently backdated.