All posts by Ashley Jones
Drug Use Mitigation: Evidence That Supports Changed Behavior
Security clearance drug use mitigation requires more than a promise to stop. Guideline H identifies acknowledgment, actions to address drug involvement, and an established pattern of abstinence among the potentially mitigating conditions. Evidence should connect those claimed cha… more
A Spouse’s Drug Use and Your Clearance: Separating Association From Participation
A spouse's drug use does not, by itself, establish that you used or purchased drugs. Your security clearance review considers your conduct, judgment, and circumstances. Association can still matter under the personal-conduct guideline, so the useful question is what you knew, wha… more
Continuous Vetting Forms: What You Update and What Systems Find
For NISP contractor national security personnel, the paperwork often called a continuous vetting form is an updated Personnel Vetting Questionnaire or SF-86 eApp with releases. DCSA requires that update every five years, using the PVQ Date in DISS. Automated checks and required s… more
DCSA Rap Back vs. Continuous Vetting: Related Tools With Different Reach
DCSA Rap Back uses an FBI service to notify participating agencies about changes to an enrolled person's criminal-history record. Continuous vetting is broader: it combines record checks with assessment, fact gathering, and clearance decisions. For a cleared job seeker, fingerpri… more
Single-Scope vs. Full-Scope Investigation: Similar Names Unrelated to Polygraphs
SSBI means Single Scope Background Investigation, a legacy investigation name associated with today's Tier 5 terminology. When comparing single-scope and full-scope background investigations, first check what “full scope” describes: a full-scope polygraph is an examination, n… more