Defence_Security_and_Vetting_Service
The Defence Security and Vetting Service (formerly the Defence Security Authority[1]) is an agency in the Strategic Policy and Intelligence of the Australian Department of Defence responsible for Protective Security within the Australian Defence Organisation and the protection of the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force while in garrison.
The Defence Security and Vetting Service provides Protective Security and Personnel Investigation and Vetting services.[2] The agency also develop security policy, investigates major security incidents in cooperation with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police and is held responsible for the security of the Australian Defence Organisation. It is the parent agency for the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) and manages the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP).[3]