# Personnel Vetting Terminology Decrypted

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/22150>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE NEWS\
**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/22150 "2026-08-17T12:49:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/22150/1 "2026-08-17T12:49:08Z")

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Originally published at: [Personnel Vetting Terminology Decrypted | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/)  
   
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) complete 95% of all background investigations by the government. They also own the system (DISS) used to process the completion of background investigations, adjudications, and the myriad of other personnel security actions involved in vetting processes. As such, DCSA uses a lot of terminology specific to personnel vetting…

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**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/22150/2 "2026-08-17T19:36:37Z")

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How about…

**What is Continuous Enrollment (CE)?**

Everything I see says I am enrolled in CE not a word about CV

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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/personnel-vetting-terminology-decrypted/22150/3 "2026-08-17T19:47:12Z")

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It first started out as CE but evolved into CV:

[https://www.dcsa.mil/Portals/128/Documents/IS/DISS/Industry\_Continuous\_Vetting\_Guidance\_260416\_FINAL.pdf](https://www.dcsa.mil/Portals/128/Documents/IS/DISS/Industry_Continuous_Vetting_Guidance_260416_FINAL.pdf)