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Getting
a Security Clearance... In a Nutshell
From OPM (U.S.
Office of Personnel Management)
OPM provides a quick overview of the
security clearance process. |
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Personnel
Security Investigations (PSI's)
From the Defense
Security Service (DSS)
DSS provides a quick overview of the
security clearance process. |
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Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) about Personnel
Security Investigations
From
the Defense Security Service (DSS)
A series of questions
and answers about personnel security
investigations. |
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Federal
Investigative Services
From
OPM (U.S. Office of Personnel
Management)
This site is for use
by Federal Security offices and other
offices that submit investigation
requests to the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) or follow OPM guidance
on security and suitability programs.
It provides information on investigations,
questions and answers and helpful
tips and forms as it related to federal
personnel security investigations. |
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Adjudication
Desk Reference (ADR)
From the Defense
Security Service (DSS)
The Adjudicative Desk Reference (ADR)
provides convenient access to Adjudicative
Guidelines and Supplemental Information
to the Adjudicative Guidelines. The
Adjudicative Guidelines are the official
U.S. Government policy that guides
decisions on an individual’s
eligibility for access to classified
information, that is, eligibility
for a security clearance. The Supplemental
Information to the Adjudicative Guidelines
is a large compendium of background
information and reference materials
on the diverse human behaviors covered
by the 13 issue areas of adjudicative
concern. As noted below, Supplemental
Information is not U.S. Government
policy. It was approved by the Personnel
Security Committee of the Security
Policy Board as a job aid to assist
security personnel in making informed
judgments to implement policy.
The ADR is a tool to assist security
clearance adjudicators and investigators
and security managers in implementing
the U.S. Government personnel security
program. It has also proven useful
to appeals panels and lawyers dealing
with security clearance decisions,
personnel officers making suitability
and trustworthiness decisions, and
Employee Assistance Program counselors.
If you are going through the security
clearance process or thinking about
jobs that require security clearances
this material provides you guidance
on the adjudication process.
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Background
Checks & Other Workplace Privacy
Resources
From
the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
This site from the Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse that provides fact shees,
speeches and articles on the background
checks and other workplace privacy
issues. In the fact sheets area you
will find resources such as "Employment
Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide"
as well as "Background Checks
for Volunteers: What are the Rules?" |
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Background
Checks / Verification
From
About.com
About.com provides
information on Background check and
employment verification. It goes into
what employers need to know, who they
check with and what background and
employment verification information
can be released or is required.
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Employment
Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
From
the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
This
guide explains the why and how of
background checks. It also tells you
what can be covered in a background
report, your rights under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, and what you
can do to prepare. |
