A current or prospective employer has to sponsor this clearance. Generally, a security clearance after separation from the military is good for 24 months or 2 years—but much depends on how old the original clearance or investigation was. The time frame your clearance is considered valid may be less if the periodic investigation window expires less than two years at the time of retirement or separation from the military.
If you are due for a re-investigation of a SECRET clearance, your re-screening may be valid for 10 years unless circumstances change. In cases where the service member has separated from the military a year prior to the re-investigation, the service member would have a year left on their current security clearance instead of two years.
Allowing your security clearance to lapse after retiring or separating means you may be required to sit through an entirely new, from-scratch investigation process as though you have never had your background checked before. Why do we mention this? Because some veterans leave the military and choose to use their GI Bill benefits for college right away rather than returning to the workforce.
In such cases, if your school keeps you out of the employment pool longer than the time left on your current clearance you may have to be reinvestigated from the beginning. Once it is determined that a military member requires a Security Clearance because of assignment or job, the individual is instructed to complete a Security Clearance Background Investigation Questionnaire. Under the United States Code, one may be fined as well as imprisoned for a period of five years.
Under the UCMJ, the maximum punishment includes reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, confinement for a period of five years and a dishonorable discharge. You may wish to note that page 10 of the SF contains a statement which you sign authorizing release of ANY information about you to Security Clearance Investigators.
This means that investigators can access any and all information about you, including sealed records, juvenile records, expunged records and medical records. Once you complete the the questionnaire, the document is sent to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency DCSA DCSA is responsible for verifying the information and performing the actual background investigation. The level of investigation depends upon the level of access to be granted.
These inquiries are performed by one or more investigators who work in the geographic area where the information is to be obtained.
NACs, however, may be performed electronically from a central location. When conducting field interviews, the investigators normally begin with individuals you list as references in the questionnaire. They then use those references to develop names of additional references, etc. These references will be asked questions about your honesty, reliability and trustworthiness and their opinion on whether you should be given access to classified information or assigned to a sensitive position or position of trust.
Your references will also be asked questions about your past and present activities, employment history, education, family background, neighborhood activities and finances. During the investigation the investigator s will try to determine if you have had any involvement with drugs, encounters with the police, or problem drinking habits and other facts about your personal history.
The investigator s will attempt to obtain both favorable and unfavorable information about your background so an adjudicator can make an appropriate determination.
Each provides examples of potential disqualifying conditions and mitigating conditions. Unless there is no other choice, do not list any relatives in these sections. For your residences you should list current and former neighbors. For employment you should list current and former supervisors. For schools you should list former classmates or faculty members who will remember you. Try not to list the same person more than once on your clearance application. During a ESI, the investigator will cover every item on your clearance application and have you confirm the accuracy and completeness of the information.
You will be asked about a few matters that are not on your application, such as the handling of protected information, susceptibility to blackmail, and sexual misconduct. The purpose of the SPIN is to afford the applicant the opportunity to refute or to confirm and provide details regarding the issue s.
You must answer all questions on the clearance application form truthfully and completely, but you do not have to volunteer unfavorable information that is not related to any of the questions on the form.
Often the act of providing false information is more serious than the issues people try to hide. Passage of time is a major mitigating factor for all issues involving misconduct. Willfully providing false information on a clearance application or during a Subject Interview is a serious criminal offense and is very difficult to mitigate because of the recency of the offense.
For DoD clearances only your security officer may inquire about the status of your security clearance application. Applicants can check the status of their OPM background investigation by telephoning or Otherwise, the most common reasons for clearance denial are serious financial problems, intentional false statements in connection with a clearance investigation, recent illegal drug involvement, repeated alcohol abuse, and a pattern of criminal conduct or rule violation.
For many people these issues can be mitigated, if presented properly during a security interview or in response to a Letter of Intent to deny clearance. The National Security Adjudicative Guidelines list various conditions under 13 separate guidelines that could result in clearance denial. The LOI contains instructions on how to request a copy of the investigative file on which the decision to issue the LOI was based. Federal contractor personnel can submit a written rebuttal to the SOR and request a hearing.
If the applicant requests a hearing, the applicant with or without an attorney or personal representative may present witnesses and other evidence at the hearing. The AJ makes a written decision and a copy is sent to the applicant.
If the clearance is denied, the applicant is notified in writing and advised of their right to appeal the decision. DoD civilian employees and military personnel can submit a written rebuttal to the SOR, but they are not entitled to a hearing. If they submit a rebuttal to the SOR, the adjudicator will decide to grant or deny the clearance in light of information submitted in the rebuttal. PSAB decisions are made by a majority vote. The appeal must be based on procedural error s by the AJ.
The PSAB issues a written decision addressing the material issues raised on appeal and a copy is sent to both parties. If the original decision is reversed or affirmed, the decision of the PSAB is final. In either case new evidence can be submitted. Those who choose to appear before an AJ are permitted to explain their case with or without an attorney or personal representative , submit supporting documents, and present witnesses.
Although a Personal Appearance is very similar to a hearing; there is usually no opposing counsel. The PSAB notifies the applicant of their final decision and includes reasons for their decision. Applicants who are denied a clearance with or without an appeal are barred from applying for a security clearance for a period of one year. This system is used for all types of personnel clearance actions, including initiating requests for clearance investigations.
In July DoD announced the integration of various personnel security including JPAS , facility clearance, and training databases into the Defense Information Systems for Security DISS , providing a single portal to request, conduct, and record personnel security actions. First you must determine who conducted your investigation.
Box Boyers, PA In addition, you must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U. Executed on date. Polygraphs are instruments that measure physiological responses respiration, pulse, blood pressure, and galvanic resistance to stress. They are not generally used for collateral security clearances, unless they are necessary to resolve serious credible derogatory information that cannot be resolved through conventional investigative means.
Polygraph examinations are conducted as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, other forms of investigation that may be required under the circumstances. Polygraphs exams are only administered by agencies with approved personnel security polygraph programs and these exams are only conducted by government trained and certified examiners.
Within the context of security clearances, the purpose of a polygraph exam is to assist in determining whether or not an applicant can be trusted with sensitive information. The exams are used to determine eligibility for special assignment or special access are limited to two types of polygraph exams, and either one or both exams may be administered.
A Counterintelligence Polygraph is the most common type of polygraph exam. A Counterintelligence Polygraph asks the candidate questions limited to those necessary to determine whether the examinee ever had any involvement with or knowledge of:. DoD Lifestyle Polygraph exam questions cover the following topics.
A Full Scope Polygraph exam is a combination of both the Counterintelligence and Lifestyle polygraphs. Types of Security Clearance Investigations. The Tier 3 investigation is required for a Secret or Confidential clearance for federal employees, military and contractor personnel. Information regarding the exact scope and period of coverage of the Tier 3 investigation is not publicly available.
Currently PRs are required at year intervals for Secret clearances and at year intervals for Confidential clearances. When the new Federal Investigative Standards which were approved in December are fully implemented near the end of , Confidential and Secret clearance holders will be reinvestigated at least once every 5 years, but not necessarily on or near the 5-year anniversary of their last investigation.
Each year a certain percentage of these reinvestigations will be selected on a random basis. It includes a National Agency Check, credit check, law enforcement record checks, an Enhanced Subject Interview ESI , interviews of former spouses; interviews of character, employment, neighborhood, and educational references; reviews of residence, employment, and academic records.
Information regarding the exact scope and period of coverage of the Tier 5 investigation is not publicly available. It is also conducted at 5-year intervals. PPRs may not be requested when certain questions on the clearance application contain responses indicating a possible security or suitability issue. Information regarding the exact scope and period of coverage of the Tier 5R investigation is not publicly available. Top Secret clearance holders will be reinvestigated at least once every 5 years.
Once fully implemented in late Top Secret clearance holders will also be reevaluated on a random or continuous basis between investigative cycles. Except for some pilot projects that already exist, it will be several months to a year before the necessary policies, standards, training, and administrative requirements can be put in place for federal agencies to actually begin cyber vetting.
The RSI consists of a focused investigation to provide additional specific information to resolve developed issue s that fall outside the scope of coverage of other investigative products offered by the Office of Personnel Management OPM.
A trustworthiness investigation is a DoD term used for a background investigation for a person who is nominated for non-critical sensitive or critical sensitive national security position that does not involve access to classified information. Non-critical sensitive positions require the same investigation and reinvestigation required for a Secret clearance and critical sensitive positions require the same investigation and reinvestigation required for a Top Secret clearance.
These investigations are adjudicated using the same standards used for security clearances. The type of investigation depends on the risk level Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk of the position the employee or employment candidate will occupy. If the position also requires a national security clearance, a single investigation can be completed that fulfills both suitability and security clearance requirements.
We hope a prospective employer will appreciate our proven leadership abilities, sharp intellect, and valuable training — fortunately, many do. One of the most valuable, and perpetually underestimated, qualifications that many of us bring to the table is our active security clearances. Today, thousands of employers are in a desperate hunt for cleared individuals to support a myriad of government agencies and programs.
Qualified job seekers will find they have a tremendous leg up on non-cleared candidates and, almost certainly, will benefit from a salary premium. Unfortunately, many people let their security clearances lapse.
An active clearance is a commodity that must be actively maintained and managed. Related: Search for security clearance jobs. With the global war on terror in full bloom, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, significant increases in defense spending, and the growing intelligence community, there never has been a greater demand for employees to work on classified programs.
This strong demand has put a significant strain on the Defense Security Service DSS , the government agency responsible for conducting background checks for the Department of Defense and other agencies. In fact, a recent report on DSS indicated it had a backlog of more than , applicants. Unfortunately for government and civilian employers, it can take non-cleared employees between six months and two years to receive a new clearance — an unacceptable time frame for many organizations that have significant contracts to deliver in the near term.
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