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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: crimes and security clearances
Message-ID: <564@kitty.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 13:23:48 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  7 13:23:48 1985
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Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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> We have an argument here that some of you government hackers may be able
> to settle:   Is a misdemenor conviction, no matter how trivial, a blackball
> against ever working for the federal government or getting a security 
> clearance to do military work ?   What about an arrest, but no conviction?
> 
> Or does it have to be a felony to be a total barrier?

	It totally depends upon the individual circumstances surrounding the
particular arrests and convictions.  There are no hard and fast rules about
arrests and convictions (although it would be a safe bet than an arrest with
no conviction for espionage would be a bar from any security clearance :-) ).
It is the job of the U.S. government's Defense Investigative Service (DIS) to
conduct a thorough background investigation and make a recommendation as to
security clearance.  No two cases are ever the same.

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