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LannyDeVaney

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18. You all are treating a clearance as 'one big thing'

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 10:49 AM

Sep 2013

There are multiple types of clearances, and Secret is one of the most prevalent and involves the least vetting. It's often required just so you can walk around an installation without an escort. Top Secret clearance does a full check on old friends, neighbors, etc... Secret application does ask about arrest records, but I believe it only goes back a certain number of years (7?)...can't remember.

If he was a contractor hired to work at this installation, they would have sent his secret clearance to the building he would be working in, he would have had to provide ID to get a CAC (digital ID card - requires fingerprint) and then he most certainly would have been able to go in/out of the building as well as go anywhere on site that didn't require a higher clearance (and he would never get in those anyway).

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What security clearances are about [View all] Recursion Sep 2013 OP

Mostly it seems to be about accounting for every place you have lived your entire adult lifetime... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #1

When the check was done on my son it was pretty involved Marrah_G Sep 2013 #2

They're saying the attacker only had Secret. The check for that is pretty perfunctory Recursion Sep 2013 #4

I hope they are rethinking their policies on this Marrah_G Sep 2013 #6

The whole process has been outdated for at least 20 years Recursion Sep 2013 #8

There are specific questions about arrests and firearms arrest. bottomofthehill Sep 2013 #3

A "yes" to either one doesn't disqualify, it just warrants further investigation Recursion Sep 2013 #5

Right, but once looked into it should bottomofthehill Sep 2013 #10

That's what I'm getting at: you're looking to the clearance process to be something it's not Recursion Sep 2013 #11

They also ask mental health issues bottomofthehill Sep 2013 #7

Someone's father stating that does not equal an actual diagnosis Recursion Sep 2013 #9

Agreed, fathers comment is not a diagnosis, and one has to be careful with mental health issues bottomofthehill Sep 2013 #12

Was he ever treated for it? HipChick Sep 2013 #13

According to reports on tv he was treated several times by the VA. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #14

The security world is still hyper homophobic because for years they listed being gay Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #15

Yup (nt) Recursion Sep 2013 #16

Loved your India shots, would love to go there. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #17

You all are treating a clearance as 'one big thing' LannyDeVaney Sep 2013 #18

I conducted SSBI's (background checks) for USOPM (actually a contractor) NightWatcher Sep 2013 #19

This is enlightening. Raine1967 Sep 2013 #21

I dont like that money is the driver instead of a quality product NightWatcher Sep 2013 #22

Thanks for this, Recursion. Raine1967 Sep 2013 #20