Security Clearance Administrative Withdrawals for Federal Employees
Under the current white house administration’s downsizing efforts of the federal workforce, there are thousands of federal employees who have either been terminated or took the deferred resignation offer from the Department of Government Efficiency. Many of these employees have some level of security clearance. What will their clearance status be once they no longer employed? Technically, once a clearance holder is no longer in a position that requires the access, the clearance is supposed to be administratively withdrawn by the granting agency.
Traditionally, when an employee with a security clearance leaves their agency, they are debriefed by their Special Security Officer, but with the unprecedented pace of current terminations and those being put on paid administrative leave, there is no way for agencies to actually debrief security clearance holders. So, what happens in these cases? How are the withdrawal of clearances processed? In the security professional world, we call it an “Administrative Debrief”. This is where the security specialist, once notified an employee is no longer with the agency and is not available for a debrief, will pull the employee’s SF-312, Non-Disclosure Agreement, and mark the employee’s signature block for the debrief with the words “administratively withdrawn”, and will then go into the appropriate systems and record that the clearance as withdrawn – no longer active.
For employees who want to continue working in cleared positions, as long as they obtain a position that requires a clearance within 24 months of their clearance being administratively withdrawn, they would not have to undergo a new background investigation. They might have to fill out a new SF-86 to see if any new issues have come up and have a new criminal history check run before being granted eligibility.
This administration is creating and empowering thousands of new “Bradley Mannings” and “Edward Snowdens” every day.
Great logic: To end the weaponization of government, we are going to use government tools of weaponization and punishment.
I don’t think you’re making the point you think you are…
Sarcastic Irony is my point
Def will be bitter people. But I dont think it increases turncoats more than usual string of idiots. But loss of income, high debt, bitter…can make one susceptible to approach. We have enough idiots like the recent soldier’s stealing classified for China and their voracious consumption of intell on all things America
FWIW on the industry side people are just being unenrolled in CE. Upon being hired submit a new SF86 for re-enrollment seems to be what we’re seeing. No LOJs (yet - and in emails with DCSA told that won’t be the case)
Had to release about 300 Secret clearances in the past month due to USAID.
Damn. Gonna see thousands more by October