Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-sem.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!brl-sem!ron From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: crimes and security clearances Message-ID: <450@brl-sem.ARPA> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 22:22:05 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-sem.450 Posted: Thu Oct 24 22:22:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 05:32:42 EDT References: <281@aluxz.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 13 > 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? > In a word, NO. > Or does it have to be a felony to be a total barrier? > I don't think that would be an absolute, but it probably makes them put you under tighter scrutiny than normal. -Ron