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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
The BI, conducted by the DIS, consists of
an NAC and a field investigation performed
through interviews and written inquiries. The
standard BI consists of a subject interview;
checks of the subject’s employment and credit
history; inquiries of local agencies in areas
where the subject has lived, worked, or gone
to school; and interviews of employment
references and developed character references.
The scope of a BI is usually a period of 5
years before the investigation or from the 18th
birthday to the time of the investigation,
whichever is shorter; however, at least the last
2 years must be covered. No investigation
may extend further back than the subject’s
16th birthday. The following documents are
required to process a BI:
l An original and four copies of the
Request for Personnel Security Investigation,
DD 1879
l An original and five copies of the
complete Personnel Security Questionnaire
(BI/SBI), DD 398
l An original Authority for Release of
Information and Records, DD 2221
l Two Applicant Fingerprint Cards, FD
258
Step-by-step
i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t he
completion of these documents can be found
in chapter 21 of the Security Manual.
SPECIAL BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION
The SBI, conducted by the DIS, provides
a greater depth of knowledge than a BI.
Elements covered in an SBI include the
subject’s education, neighbors, foreign travel,
foreign
connections,
and organizational
affiliations. DIS does not conduct a subject
interview as part of an SBI except to resolve
unfavorable or questionable information. An
SBI also includes an NAC of the subject’s
spouse or cohabitant and any other members
of the subject’s immediate family 18 years of
age or older who are U.S. citizens other than
by birth or who are not U.S. citizens. The
scope of an SBI is 15 years before the
investigation or from the 18th birthday to the
time of the investigation, whichever is the
shorter period; however, at least the last 2
years must be covered. No investigation may
extend further back than the subject’s 16th
birthday. SBIs are conducted only when
specifically required by CNO or higher
authority.
The same forms required to process a BI
are required to process an SBI. In addition,
for the subject’s spouse and for each member
of the subject’s immediate family who is a
foreign
national,
immigrant alien, or
naturalized U.S. citizen, an original and two
copies of the DD 398-2 must be completed
through item 8.
PERIODIC REINVESTIGATION
A PR determines a subject’s continued
eligibility for access to classified information
by revaluating a previous valid investigation
of the person.
PRs are conducted every 5
years and should be initiated 4 years 6 months
from the completion date of the last
investigation. PR elements include an NAC;
a subject interview; credit, employment, and
local agency checks; interviews of employers;
and character references,
INVESTIGATIVE REQUIREMENTS
FOR A PERSONNEL
SECURITY CLEARANCE
The investigative
requirements for a
personnel security clearance apply to positions
involved with Top Secret,
Secret, or
Confidential materials and positions in the
Personnel Reliability Program (PRP).
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