The Basics
What is the objective of the Personnel Security Program?
used to determine whether or not an individual should obtain access to classified information
What are the Adjudicative Guidelines?
Reinvestigation is overdue
What is Out of Scope?
It stipulates that a person is eligible for access to classified information only if a determination of trustworthiness has been made by an agency head or designated official.
What is Executive Order 12356, National Security Information?
Those steps or appeal procedures administered by the government to assure that individuals are treated fairly once an adverse personnel security determination has been made.
What is the definition of Due Process?
Allegiance to the U.S, Foreign Influence, Foreign Conduct, Sexual Behavior, Personal conduct, Financial Consideration, Alcohol consumption, Drug Involvement, Psychological Conditions, Criminal Conduct, Handling Protected Information, Outside Activities, Use of Information Technology Systems
What are the 13 Adjudicative Guidelines?
refers to how a combination of variables are weighed, including the seriousness of conduct, frequency, motivation, likeliness of recurrence, and other factors
What is "whole person" concept?
Eligibility granted or continued despite the presence of substantial issue information that would normally preclude eligibility; approved only when the benefit of initial or continued eligibility clearly outweighs any security concern.
What is Waiver?
It outlines personnel security policies and procedures, including procedures for handling adverse personnel security determinations.
What is the DoD Personnel Security Program Regulation (5200.2-R)?
The median number of days required to complete the processing of appeals of adverse determinations for security clearance and SCI access eligibility.
What is timeliness?
conducted to meet investigation requirements for those seeking to hold special-sensitive or critical-sensitive positions, and those requiring eligibility for access to Top Secret, SCI, and Department of Energy level information
What is Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
went into effect June of 2017 and is the most recent directive establishing the adjudicative criteria for security clearance eligibility
What is SEAD 4?
Eligibility granted or continued, despite the presence of issue information that can be partially, but not completely mitigated, with the provision that additional security measures shall b required to mitigate the issue.
What is Condition?
It authorizes the heads of departments or their designees to grant industrial contractor employees' access to classified information and outlines specific due process procedures, including an oral hearing, when denial or revocation of access is being considered.
What is Executive Order 10865, Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry?
Delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders.
What is the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)?
Recognition of favorable fitness or suitability determinations when the determination was based on criteria equivalent to standards established by the OPM (NBISJ)
What is reciprocity?
This is rarely the cause of a clearance denial or revocation, but political dissidents beware. You can certainly participate in politics but defamatory speech against the government is not looked upon well.
What is Allegiance to the United States?
Eligibility granted or continued despite either a significant gap in coverage or scope of the investigation.
What is Deviation?
It provides specific requirements for appeals of adverse personnel security determinations.
What is the DCI Directive (DCID) 1/14, Personnel Security Standards and Procedures Governing Eligibility for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information?
Used in conducting background investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous evaluations of persons under consideration for, or retention of, national security positions and for individuals requiring eligibility for access to classified information under E.O. 12968.
What is the Standard Form 86 (SF 86)?
Refers to a person's identifiable character traits and/or conduct that may have an impact on the integrity or efficiency of the service
What is suitability?
On 28 January 2008, Congress amended the IRTPA of 2004, adding statutory restrictions on certain eligibility determinations and establishing waiver and congressional reporting requirements. These modifications were made effective on 1 January 2008.
What is the Bond Amendment?
A comprehensive collection of background information on the 13 categories of behavior considered when determining an individual's eligibility for a security clearance.
What is the Adjudicative Desk Reference (ADR)?
Provides that an authorization for access to classified information by a contractor employee may not be finally denied or revoked unless the individual is given an SOR, reasonable opportunity to reply to SOR, opportunity to appeal, and a written notice of final decision.
What is Executive Order 10865?
a whole-of-government background investigation reform effort overhauling the personnel vetting process by creating one government-wide system that allows reciprocity across organizations
What is Trusted Workforce 2.0?