What is the purpose of JPAS?

• A. Track personnel payroll
• B. Share medical records
• C. Store e-QIP forms
• D. Store adjudicative actions and determinations

Answer: (D)

JPAS is the centralized, secure system that records the outcomes of personnel security investigations. It stores adjudicative actions and determinations—such as grants, denials, suspensions, or revocations of clearance—and keeps a running history of an individual’s clearance status. This allows authorized users to verify who is eligible for access to classified information across DoD and related agencies, and to track changes over time.

It isn’t used to track payroll, and it isn’t a repository for medical records. It also doesn’t store the actual questionnaire forms themselves; those forms are part of the investigation process, while JPAS records the resulting decisions and status.