Foreign Preference in Security Clearance Determinations
In July 2006, Washington, DC-based attorney Mark Zaid, consulted often by Congress on security clearance issues, testified before a House committee investigating the government’s use of foreign preference concerns to revoke or deny security clearances. Zaid argued that loyal and trustworthy Americans of valuable service to the government are being denied clearance due to harmless ties to foreign countries.
Filed Under: Reform, Adjudication
Today the Defense Department moved to implement the new security clearance adjudicative guidelines that were issued back in December 2005.
[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51474-51479]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Office of the Secretary
32 CFR Part 154
[DoD-2006-OS-0038]
Department of Defense Personnel Security Program Regulation
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
SUMMARY: This rule is published to streamline personnel security
clearance procedures and make the process more efficient within the
Department of Defense. This will simplify security processing and allow
the deserving public to obtain a security clearance in a more efficient
manner.
DATES: This rule is effective September 1, 2006. Written comments
received at the address indicated below by October 30, 2006 will be
accepted.
Posted by on Aug 30, 2006 at 01:42PM