Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 12/21/84; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!keith From: keith@seismo.UUCP (Keith Bostic) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: background investigations Message-ID: <95@seismo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 23:32:16 EST Article-I.D.: seismo.95 Posted: Sun Jan 13 23:32:16 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:36:07 EST References: <6958@brl-tgr.UUCP> <6200039@uokvax.UUCP> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 15 > a) (Presuming you're hiring someone for a full-time position, since they're > most likely the sensitive ones:) Security clearances DO NOT follow you. > I mean that once you quit from one sensitive job, no matter whether it's due > to "firing," "moving to a better job," or whatever, your security clearance > is immediately cancelled, and you're debriefed (talk about the Federal Laws > about secrecy that still apply, etc.). Ergo, you're not hiring someone who > already has a "clearance"; you're hiring someone who HAD a clearance. Not necessarily. I believe you have like six months wherein you can transfer the clearance from one organization to another. After that I believe that you're correct; they have to do a complete new clearance on you. Keith Bostic ARPA: keith@seismo UUCP: seismo!keith