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Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) : Overseas Deployment Issues
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| Posted by DigitalDominion on 2011/5/23 13:54:26 (404 reads) |
(05/18/11)
release from DISCO
The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) is currently making arrangements with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to have subject interviews completed in designated overseas locations for individuals whose investigations have not been completed due to the overseas deployment. DISCO will contact companies to identify individuals employed by their company who are overseas and still require a completed investigation, and to determine when the individuals will be made available for the interview in the designated locations.
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Frequently Asked Questions - DISCO Answers : Transition to Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) - Q8
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| Posted by DigitalDominion on 2011/5/23 13:51:34 (422 reads) |
Q: How does the electronic capture of fingerprints speed the investigative process?
A: From November 2010 to February 2011, OPM rejected approximately 3,160 investigative cases submitted by DISCO. Of those, 67 percent (2,115) were due to problems related to the fingerprint files. This equates to rejection of approximately 530 cases a month or roughly 6,340 cases a year due to fingerprint issues. OPM rejects cases when the fingerprints are unusable, such as a smudged or smeared print, too much or too little ink on the ink pad, etc.
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Welcome to SecurityClearance.Info Posted by DigitalDominion
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| Welcome to SecurityClearance.Info - the "Web 2.0" website providing a legal and business resource for legal and industry professionals with an interest in security clearances via the Digital Dominion Network's Law and Business Network. This website is primarily focused upon serving legal, securities, and security and business professionals with an interest in security clearances. The Digital Dominion Law and Business Network provides primarily user generated content contributed by readers or reprinted from public domain sources. Each website of the Digital Dominion Law and Business Network is a "Web 2.0" website which provide multiple opportunities for user contribution, discussion, and sharing on featured topics. Watch this site and other websites of the Digital Dominion Network as we roll out new features. Register as a user and take advantage of the opportunity we offer to promote your business, share information, news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow professionals or businesses who share your interest in security clearances via the internet, and keep abreast of current developments.
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HOW DO I PROCESS RELEASE(S), FINGERPRINT CARDS, AND SF-312 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS?
A: Release(s) and certification forms may be scanned and attached to JPAS. This is the acceptable means for providing handwritten comments or markings to indicate the request is for periodic reinvestigation and no fingerprint cards are required. If the company can not scan attachments in, an option is to fax the release(s) and certification forms to DSS. When sending the forms via fax, do not send any other pages; no cover page or fingerprint cards should be sent. The fax number is 866-804-0686. No hand written comments or markings are acceptable on pages that are faxed.
Fingerprint Cards are submitted to the Office of Personnel Management after DISCO has processed the request for investigation and forwarded it to OPM. Visit the JPAS web site, e-QIP FAQs for the current OPM...
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Eligibility Determinations
The Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) maintains DoD personnel security clearance eligibilities. Listed below are eligibilities with their definition for industry and the procedures for the FSO. When eligibility is changed, an Eligibility Change Notification is sent to any Security Management Office (SMO) with an active owning or servicing relationship with the Person’s Person Categories. An active owning relationship must exist in order for servicing SMOs to receive notifications.
Eligibility information includes the level of eligibility adjudicated by the government central adjudication facility (CAF). The FSO cannot change this information but if the FSO believes it is incorrect, please notify DISCO via the R/R/U function. Remember that the employee may have...
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WILL MY CLEARANCE TRANSFER TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES?
A: In most cases it will transfer. All federal agencies adjudicate using the 13 Adjudication Guidelines and reciprocal recognition of existing personnel security clearance adjudications throughout the national security community is strongly emphasized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB has issued guidance regarding reciprocity of access eligibility determinations to ensure that investigations are only conducted to grant new security clearances when they are actually required.
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Security Clearance Updates (Periodic Reinvestigations)
Depending upon the type of access issued for the clearance, individuals holding security clearances are subject to periodic reinvestigations (PR) at a minimum of every five years for Top Secret eligibility, ten years for Secret eligibility, and fifteen years for Confidential eligibility. For more information on the PR requirement, click here. While Personnel Security Clearances do not expire, the FSO is responsible for reviewing access records to ensure employees are submitted for PRs as required in the Personnel Security Program regulation.
National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Cleared Contractor Facilities Periodic Reinvestigations for Cleared Personnel
Effective immediately, the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) will identify and...
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HOW MANY TYPES OR LEVELS OF SECURITY CLEARANCE ARE THERE?
A: There are three levels of security clearance, with the highest level being TOP SECRET. SECRET is the next level of clearanceand CONFIDENTIAL is the lowest level. In addition, some classified information has extra protection measures applied such as SCI and Special Access Programs (SAP). Special approval must be given to have access to this information. "For Official Use Only" is not a security classification. It is used to protect information covered under the Privacy Act and other sensitive data.
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WHAT OPTION DO THOSE WHO HAVE A SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED OR DENIED HAVE TO REGAIN OR ATTAIN A CLEARANCE?
A: An individual whose security clearance has been denied or revoked by a central adjudication facility has the opportunity to appeal the decision. The process for doing so differs between military and civilian personnel and contractors. Executive Order 12968, "Access to Classified Information," prescribes the process for military and civilian personnel. Executive Order 10865, "Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry," outlines the process for contactors.
For contractor personnel, the denial, revocation and appeal process is the responsibility of the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). The individual may request a hearing before a DOHA administrative judge in order to provide additional, relevant information and will have the opportunity to cross-examine...
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Maintaining a Personnel Security Clearance
Maintaining the Personnel Security Clearance record in JPAS is the responsibility of the industrial contractor.
Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (SF-312)
Maintaining the PID (Personal Identification Data) information
* Changing PID information when industry employees have DoD Categories
* Social Security Number (SSN) Changes
* Alias – Add, Modify or Delete
* Marital Status Changes
Incident Reports – what, when and why
Investigation Status Checks
Mass Personnel Changes
Research, Recertify, and Upgrade (R/R/U) Actions
Separation from the company
SMO Relationships in JPAS when Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access is involve
Classified Information Nondisclosure...
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HOW OFTEN IS A SECURITY CLEARANCE RENEWED?
A: An individual is normally subject to periodic reinvestigation at a minimum of every five years for a TOP SECRET level clearance, every 10 years for a SECRET level clearance and every 15 years for a CONFIDENTIAL level clearance.
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WHY WOULD I BE DENIED A SECURITY CLEARANCE?
A: The Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information are used by DoD Central Adjudication Facilities to determine both initial and continued eligibility for access to classified information. The adjudication process is an examination of a sufficient period of a person's life to make an affirmative determination that the person is an acceptable security risk. Eligibility for access to classified information is predicated upon the individual meeting these personnel security guidelines. The adjudication process is the careful weighing of a number of variables known as the whole-person concept. All available, reliable information about the person, past and present, favorable and unfavorable, is considered in reaching a clearance determination. When an...
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WHERE CAN I GET ASSISTANCE COMPLETING MY SECURITY CLEARANCE PACKAGE OR INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY SECURITY CLEARANCE?
A: The company Facility Security Officer (FSO) should be the first contact for assistance in completing a security clearance package or to inquire into the status of a security clearance. The DoD Security Services Center is also available.
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