Basics
This is where someone can find the DHS Writing Guide.
What is ICE/ CBP case servers under "Training"?
The body of every DHS ROI template contains these two caveats.
What is...?
(1) “All witnesses interviewed were advised of the Privacy Act of 1974 as it applies to disclosure of their identity as a source of information to the person under investigation. All individuals providing information for this Report of Investigation (ROI) were interviewed personally unless otherwise indicated. Their applicable comments about SUBJECT’s character, reputation, integrity, conduct, emotional stability, associates, loyalty and fitness for employment, suitability, or national security eligibility are included in this report.”
AND
(2) “The record checks and interviews, as appropriate, were favorable unless otherwise indicated. All source interview entries reflect whether the source was able to recommend the Subject for a position of public trust/position affecting national security. Except for any confidential data set forth in this report, persons and agencies had no objection to the release of their identity to the Subject.”???
These are the 5 sections in a Subject Interview ROI.
What are:
-SECURITY FORM UPDATES/CORRECTIONS-
-FOREIGN TRAVEL-
-FOREIGN CONTACTS-
---OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO ADJUDICATIVE GUIDELINES, SUITABILITY FACTORS, OR APPLICABLE CRITERIA---
- DHS MISSION SPECIFIC REPORTING (based on verbatim query of SUBJECT)- ?
Per Transmittal 25-02, we do not need the following verifiers.
What is Residence and unemployment?
These are the notices of updated published guidance authored (and approved by) DHS that provides additional procedures tangential from the DHS Writing Guide.
What are transmittals?
This is the size font we use on reports.
What is 12?
"Skibidi", "sheesh", "yeet", "legit" and "sus" are all words of this type in the writing guide.
What are vernacular, slang & obscenities?
Everyone will be given a minute to name the order of captions in a complete ROI:
(captions are EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, SI, etc)
SUBJECT INTERVIEW SUBJECT RE-CONTACT EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFERENCES MILITARY SERVICE MILITARY REFERENCES EMPLOYMENT EMP LOYMENT REFERENCES UNEMPLOYMENT
LISTED REFERENCES DEVELOPED REFERENCES RESIDENCE
RESIDENCE REFERENCES LOCAL AGENCY CHECK COURT CHECK
FORMER SPOUSE MEDICAL RECORD MEDICAL INTERVIEW OTHER ATTACHMENTS
CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE
This is the page in the DHS writing guide where we find the foreign contacts mandatory section, to include what is needed to report for a foreign contact.
What is page 33, end of page?
The ROI must show the following when financial documentation is requested from the Subject (Hint: We can't just write "Subject did not provide documentation."
What is" we need to note CI made request for documentation, and reason why Subject was/ was not able t provide documentation." ?
When writing this symbol in a report, you MUST write a complete sentence afterwards.
What is a colon?
These are the characteristics of Quality report writing.
What are Accurate, Simple & Concise, Complete, Impartial, and Logical, and pertinent.
Subject interview needs to cover these types of financial accounts, to include Full Issue Resolution of the account and the Subject's overall finances.
What are current Collections accounts, current delinquent accounts, bankruptcies, tax accounts and other accounts?
This is the definition of a Foreign National in the DHS Writing Guide. Word for word.
What is "A foreign national is defined as any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States. Naturalized citizens of the United States are not considered to be foreign nationals, even if they maintain their former country’s citizenship." (page 33)?
We need to obtain these things to cover Subject's online education if online education is Subject's most recent Degree and was primary activity in last 3 years.
What is an education record?
It is appropriate to cite DHS writing guide when making QC comments on style. True or false?
True.
DHS prefers short sentences over long sentences: True or False?
What is True?
ROI should list foreign, immediate fmaily members under this subheader:
What is "Relatives"?
If Subject is seperated, not dovirced, we do not need to confirm or develop any additional information. True or False? Where is citation in DHS Writing Guide?
What is false? Page 34 "If Subject is separated; the investigator must also confirm or develop the following additional information:
• Date Subject and spouse were separated
• Location of separation record (if legally separated in court)". ?
We write this word in parentheses when the previous sentence shows soemthing that is different than what is already reported.
What is (discrpeant)?
This is the place in the DHS writing guide where we reference we cannot use quotations in reference testimony.
What is end of page 6?
The burden of responsibility lies on this one position (investigator, IA...etc) to fully report all issue information pertaining to Adjudicative Guidelines, Suitability Factors, any pertinent mitigating and/or aggrivating factors and any discrepancies.
Who is the investigator?
Where is page 30, middle?
This is the place in the DHS wirting guide where I double check to see if if Subject DOES report they have a condition that they believe they have a condition that could potentially adversely affect their judgement/ relaibility/ trustworthiness, they are always required to report all additional significant medical information relating to said condition.
Where is middle of page 38?
This section in the DHS Writing Guide permits us that if Sources or Subject tell a rumor during the interview, we are allowed to inquire about it and report it.
What is section 11.13 (page 52)