Federal security clearances : elements and improvement opportunities / Joshua Hartman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartman, Joshua, editor.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Defense, security and strategies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security clearances--United States.

Security clearances.

Defense information, Classified--United States.

Defense information, Classified.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, [2014]

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

""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""""AGENCIES� ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS""; ""PHASES 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""; ""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""""THE DNI�S ROLE IN THE PRESIDENT�S DIRECTIVE FOR INTER-AGENCY REVIEW OF THE CLEARANCE PROCESS""; ""CLOSING""; ""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""""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS 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?""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 20, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-050-3

OCLC:

918623258