DNI Orders Security Clearance "Reciprocity"

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https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2018/12/dni-reciprocity/

By Steven Aftergood
Secrecy News
Federation of American Scientists
Dec.12, 2018

One of the most vexatious aspects of the system of granting security 
clearances for access to classified information has been the reluctance of 
some government agencies to recognize the validity of clearances approved 
by other agencies, and to require new investigations and adjudications of 
previously cleared personnel.

A new directive from the Director of National Intelligence seeks to 
finally resolve this longstanding problem by mandating "reciprocity," or 
mutual acceptance of security clearances issued by other agencies. See 
Reciprocity of Background Investigations and National Security 
Adjudications, Security Executive Agent Directive 7, November 9, 2018.

With certain exceptions, "Agencies shall accept national security 
eligibility adjudications conducted by an authorized adjudicative agency 
at the same or higher level," DNI Daniel R. Coats wrote.

"Background investigations and national security eligibility 
adjudications, conducted by an authorized investigative agency or 
authorized adjudicative agency, respectively, shall be reciprocally 
accepted for all covered individuals," again with certain exceptions.

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