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Center for Development of Security Excellence
Mission
Provide the Department of Defense with a Security Center of Excellence for
the professionalization of the security community and be the premier
provider of security education and training for Department of Defense and
industry. Furnish unparalleled development, delivery, and exchange of
security knowledge to ensure a high performing work force capable of
addressing our Nation's security challenges.
DoD Personnel Security Adjudicator Certification Program (ACP)
The Professional Certification Program for Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel Security Adjudicators will certify that an adjudicator is qualified to perform all essential adjudicative tasks related to determining the eligibility of a government employee, military service member, or Defense contractor employee for access to classified information or for a position of trust. A candidate for the DoD Personnel Security Adjudicator Certification must be a DoD Personnel Security Adjudicator at an approved DoD CAF. The candidate also must meet the training, experience, and testing requirements for certification. Click here to learn more about the DoD ACP 
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Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) Program
The Defense Security Service (DSS) and the DoD Security Training Council (DSTC) are implementing a professionalization strategy for Security Professionals program called SPēD. When fully deployed, SPēD will provide a clear path to success for security professionals; outline training options, job aids, tools, certifications, and certificates based on the career decisions of the security workforce. Click here to learn more about SPēD and get started.
Subscriber Email Service
The CDSE offers an email service that allows subscribers a "peek behind the curtain" to see what we're working on as well as receive periodic emails regarding current or upcoming CDSE events, products, services, processes, and projects.
Location
The CDSE is located in Anne Arundel County, MD, just a few miles from the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport at:
938 Elkridge Landing Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
See Student Information for directions.