Hello All, Please see link to below Defense Security Service Website regarding investigation of family members-
https://www.dss.mil/GW/ShowBinary/DSS/psco/ps_faqs.html#18 Thanks, Jase On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Kaiser, Norm E CIV USAF AFMC 96 CS/SCCE < norm.kai...@eglin.af.mil> wrote: > I've worked directly for the DoD for past 17 years. From my direct > experience, what you're saying is not correct. Neither the organization > hiring you nor any boss in the food chain can determine whether you do > get a full security clearance. They *can* influence you NOT getting a > clearance (anybody can, really), but they cannot see that you do get > one. > > In the Department of Defense, some unit commanders do have the authority > to grant INTERIM security clearances while the actual investigation is > ongoing; however, the actual investigation is conducted by an outside > agency, the Defense Security Service (DSS). Thus, your local boss can't > just pick up the phone, call the DSS, and say, "Hey, we really need this > guy. Push him through." > > What can negatively affect your chances of getting a security clearance? > All of the following: > > - Being married to a foreign national, especially one from a nation > unfriendly to the US > - Contacts (friends, business partners, etc.) with foreign nationals, > especially those from nations unfriendly to the US > - Excessive indebtedness > - A history of past or present financial irresponsibility > (repossessions, foreclosures, bankruptcy, poor credit score) > - Drug use, both past and present > - Alcohol abuse, both past and present > - Any type of psychological or emotional treatment > - Any criminal history > - Any membership in any group or association with "subversive" motives > (Communist party, racist groups, militias, etc.) > - Anything that may subject you to blackmail > > Now, just because one of these items may be true in your case doesn't > mean you're instantly disqualified. For example, if you're married to a > foreign national, that doesn't mean you're instantly disqualified; > however, your spouse and his/her family and connections WILL be > investigated. If anything sketchy is uncovered, you may not get a > clearance. > > Norm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Meyer, Jennifer L > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:56 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Jr. Remedy Developer Needed > > Please consider the enormous number of senior military personnel who > have served overseas and taken spouses from foreign countries. Surely > all of those people are not suddenly disqualified from high-ranking > military service simply because their spouses are citizens of other > countries? > > It has been my experience that your ability to get a clearance is > largely determined by > > 1. How badly the organization hiring you needs you, > 2. How high up the chain of authority they are > 3. How senior the decision-making official in charge of the project is > 4. Not to give false hope to green-card holders and felons. You still > have to be a citizen in good standing. > > Jennifer Meyer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Moore, Christopher Allen > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:23 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Jr. Remedy Developer Needed > > James, that's odd- I was cleared for a TS in 2002 while married to a > Canadian citizen who didn't yet have a green card. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of VanSickle, James W > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 12:20 PM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Jr. Remedy Developer Needed > > My information comes from security officials that I spoke with directly > within the Pentagon and National Security Agency. Based on their > policies, someone who presently does not have security clearance cannot > be cleared if they are currently married to a foreign national. > However, an already cleared individual is allowed to marry a foreign > national, provided that individual does not spawn any red flags during > the security review. > > This was around 2003 to 2004 so I am not clear on whether this policy > was in place or heavily enforced before 9/11. However, the fact I was > (and still am) married to a Greek national shut down my interview faster > than I could say my own name. > > James Van Sickle > Remedy Developer > Office: 972-409-4902 > Mobile: 214-263-9340 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Wheeler, Dylan > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:14 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Jr. Remedy Developer Needed > > Where did you get that info from? > I'm married to a foreign national and although it's inactive, I got my > Secret clearance no problem. > > Dylan > > Quoting "VanSickle, James W" <james.vansic...@contractor.cmc.com>: > > > Sorry, but you're not eligible. As a US citizen, I can't even be > > married to a foreign national if I want to get Secret or Top Secret > > clearance. > > > > > > > > James Van Sickle > > > > Remedy Developer > > > > Office: 972-409-4902 > > > > Mobile: 214-263-9340 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of kiran kodali > > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:31 PM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Jr. Remedy Developer Needed > > > > > > > > ** > > > > Hi Abdullah, > > > > > > > > I am Kiran Kodali. I am interested in this position. I have one > > question, I am on my H1B, am i eligible for that Secret clearance? > > > > Plz let me know. Thanks. > > > > > > > > On 1/25/09, Abdullah Baytops <ab...@thedigitalcorp.com> wrote: > > > > ** > > > > Digital Foundation is looking for a Jr. Remedy Developer for a project > > located in the Washington, DC area. 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