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1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Defense, security and strategies
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Defense, security and strategy series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Security clearances allow personnel access to classified information that, through unauthorized disclosure, can, in some cases, cause exceptionally grave damage to U.S. national security. To safeguard classified data and manage costs, agencies need an effective process to determine whether civilian positions require a clearance. This book discusses agencies needing clearly defined policies for determining civilian position requirements; answers frequently asked questions on the security clearance process; and provides statements and testimonies from a hearing on the insider threat to homeland. |
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FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCES: ELEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES; FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCES: ELEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCES: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVEQUALITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. STATEMENT OF BRENDA S. FARRELL, DIRECTOR, DEFENSE CAPABILITIES ANDMANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. HEARING ON''THE INSIDER THREAT TO HOMELAND SECURITY: EXAMINING OUR NATION'S SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSES''; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND. |
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AGENCIES' ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSPHASES OF THE PERSONNEL SECURITY PROCESS; AGENCIES DO NOT CONSISTENTLY ASSESS QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS; Chapter 2: STATEMENT OF MERTON W. MILLER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. HEARING ON ''THE INSIDER THREAT TO HOMELAND SECURITY: EXAMINING OUR NATION'S SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSES''; 1. THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROGRAM; 2. STAFFING AND OVERSIGHT OF INVESTIGATIONS; 3. STEPS GOING FORWARD; CONCLUSION. |
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Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF BRIAN A. PRIOLETTI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SPECIAL SECURITY DIRECTORATE, OFFICE OF DIRECTOROF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. HEARING ON ''THE INSIDER THREATTO HOMELAND SECURITY: EXAMINING OUR NATION'S SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSES''THE DNI'S ROLE IN THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS; THE ODNI'S STANDARDS AND POLICIES FOR ADJUDICATING SECURITY CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS; AREAS OF THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS IN NEED OF ATTENTION AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. |
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THE DNI'S ROLE IN THE PRESIDENT'S DIRECTIVE FOR INTER-AGENCY REVIEW OF THE CLEARANCE PROCESSCLOSING; Chapter 5: SECURITY CLEARANCES: AGENCIES NEED CLEARLY DEFINED POLICY FOR DETERMINING CIVILIAN POSITION REQUIREMENTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS NOT ISSUED CLEARLY DEFINED POLICY GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINING WHEN A FEDERAL CIVILIAN POSITION NEEDS A SECURITY CLEARANCE; THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DOES NOT HAVE A CONSISTENT PROCESS FOR REVIEWING AND VALIDATING EXISTING SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVILIAN POSITIONS. |
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CONCLUSIONRECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: POSITION DESIGNATION GUIDANCE; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; APPENDIX III: PERSONNEL SECURITYCLEARANCE PROCESS; Chapter 6: SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS: ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS A SECURITY CLEARANCE?; WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SECURITY CLEARANCE AND A SUITABILITY CHECK?; WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF SECURITY CLEARANCES?; CAN AN INDIVIDUAL OBTAIN A SECURITY CLEARANCE ON HIS OR HER OWN? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Security clearances -- United States.
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Security clearances. |
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United States. |
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Defense information, Classified -- United States.
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Defense information, Classified. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hartman, Joshua. Federal Security Clearances : Elements and Improvement Opportunities. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©1900 9781631170393 |
| ISBN |
9781631170508 (electronic book) |
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1631170503 (electronic book) |
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9781631170393 |
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