Security Clearance news
What Will a Security Clearance Social Media Check Look Like?
A memo released by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper paves the way for social media checks to be used in the security clearance background investigation process. Any information searched must be related to the 13 adjudicative criteria, and must be information that is publicly available. A background investigator will
ODNI Issues Social Media Check Policy Guidance
Effective May 12, 2016 security clearance background investigations may include the collection and review of publicly available media information in determining eligibility for access to classified information. The long awaited policy release, Security Executive Agent Direction 5, gives the Federal government authority to implement these checks, however, it leaves it
From what i heard they’re currently working on upgrading the current process.
totaly agree about the polygraphs. They are really quite scientifically pointless for everyone and a time consuming financial burden on all agencies. They should be abolished for all federal employment.…
Polygraphs shouldn’t be allowed. Period. They are not reliable. This is why they are not admissible in a court of law. From what I have read here, they seem to…
Agreed on that, many people are just naturally anxious when having to answer questions about their personal lives. I know of one case where a Farsi linguist who had TS/SCI…