Security Clearance Manual
Security Clearance Manual

Author: William H. Henderson

Publisher: Last Post Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0979346606

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Security Clearance Manual is an indispensable guide for security clearance applicants, personnel security specialists and military recruiters. It provides detailed explanations of the investigative and adjudicative processes with step by step instructions for completing the security application form, tips on mitigating suitability issues and numerous case examples.

Investigative Report Writing Manual for Law Enforcement and Security Personnel
Investigative Report Writing Manual for Law Enforcement and Security Personnel

Author: Stephen Winston, Jr.

Publisher:

Published: 2010-05-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780982115701

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This manual incorporates recommendations from P.O.S.T. In addition, it includes basic investigation guidelines for most reports, and supervisory responsibilities for reviewing reports. Exercises and writing strategies reinforce and develop high quality writing styles. Many criminal justice professionals have declared, "This is the best report writing manual I have ever seen."

U.S. Personnel Security Practices
U.S. Personnel Security Practices

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13:

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A Guide to Security Investigations
A Guide to Security Investigations

Author: American Society for Industrial Security. National Investigations Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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This manual provides a framework to develop standards for industrial security through screening of potential employees and adequate investigation of activities on the part of employees that are in violation of company rules. Security officers have long recognized the importance of personnel security in industrial security programs. The desirability of eliminating applicants with poor reputations and undesirable backgrounds is obvious. By keeping such people out, many future security problems are prevented. The necessity of obtaining all of the facts concerning wrongdoing on the part of employees affecting company business is also apparent. An experienced and well-trained security organization, coordinating its efforts with top management and personnel administrators, is mandatory. This manual provides a general framework which may be used to support a more complete and detailed set of standards as applicable for individual requirements. Following a discussion of applicant processing and pre-employment checking, the author comments on employee misconduct, sources of information, and claims. Attention is given to the investigation of explosions, fire and arson, bomb threats, sabotage, espionage, theft, and fraud. Policies concerning conflicts of interest are commented upon, followed by a discussion of the investigation of traffic accidents, the collection and preservation of evidence, and search and seizure. Other topics covered include report writing, statements and confessions, drugs, surveillance, informants, and standard arrest records abbreviations.

DoD Personnel Clearances: Additional OMB Actions Are Needed to Improve the Security Clearance Process
DoD Personnel Clearances: Additional OMB Actions Are Needed to Improve the Security Clearance Process

Author:

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781422311783

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Our independent analysis of timeliness data showed that industry personnel contracted to work for the federal government waited more than one year on average to receive top secret clearances, longer than OPM-produced statistics would suggest. Our analysis of 2,259 cases for industry personnel who were granted top secret clearance eligibility in January and February 2006 had an average of 446 days for an initial clearance and 545 days for a clearance update. While OMB has issued a goal that the application-submission phase of the clearance process will take no longer than 14 days by December 17, 2006, this phase took an average of 111 days. OPM s current procedures for measuring application submission timeliness do not fully capture all of the time in the application process that starts when the application form is submitted by the facility security officer to the federal government. Inaccurate data that the employee provided in the application, multiple reviews of the application, and manual entry of some application forms are some of the causes for the extended application-submission phase. In addition, our analyses showed that OPM took an average of 286 days to complete the initial investigations for top secret clearances, well in excess of the 180-day goal (no goal is given for clearance update investigations) specified in the government wide plan for improving the clearance process. Factors contributing to the slowness of completing the investigation phase include an inexperienced investigative workforce that has not reached its full performance level; and problems accessing national, state, and local records.