Who keeps records of DoD suitability determinations and actions?

• A. The DoD contracting office
• B. The DoD agency/component
• C. The OPM
• D. The subject of the investigation

Answer: (B)

Record-keeping for DoD suitability determinations and actions is managed by the DoD agency or component that initiated and completed the adjudication. This keeps the official personnel security file in the right organizational context, ensuring the records are accessible for follow-up adjudications, reinvestigations, appeals, and oversight within that component. The contracting office may arrange or support investigations, but it does not serve as the official repository for the determination records. The Office of Personnel Management handles many federal personnel records, but DoD-specific suitability records are maintained by the DoD component, not centralized with OPM. The subject of the investigation would not retain authoritative records for the agency’s decisions.