PROPOSED NATIONAL CLEARANCE/INVESTIGATIVE POLICY (Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: August 19, 1980
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLtGENGE
Socurity Committee
SECOM-D-316
1 J AUt~ 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Mr. Donald P. Gregg
National Security Council Staff Member
SCC Counterintelligence Working Group
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FROM:
SUBJECT:
Chairman
tional Clearance/Investigative
Propose
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Policy
1. The 5 February 1980 meeting of the SCC Counter-
intelligence Working Group heard a report from my predecessor
on the differing personnel security standards within the
Intelligence Community. The SCC/CIWG then asked the DCI
Security Committee to study the problem from a government-
wide viewpoint and make recommendati or a national clear-
ance/-investigative standards policy.
2. Attached is a further analysis of these clearance
differences within the Intelligence Community along with
identification of factors bearing on blem and some
tentative suggestions far a solution
3. There are enormous problems in this area and they
will not easily be solved, aggressiveness and eagerness not-
withstanding. The resource implications are particularly
significant. So are the possibilities suggested such as a
national policy sanctioning the broader use of polygraph
which could have favorable impact on resource requirements.
4. In a series of meetings scheduled starting after
Labor Day the Security Committee will systematically address
the specific issues and problems involved. We will seek to
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determine what is needed in today's environment to make
valid assessments of loyalty, character and trustworthiness.
~tre will try to determine how best to obtain the necessary
data, including the value of th6 polygraph. ~'/e will attempt r
to prepare cost/risk alternatives far SCC/CIjdG cvnsideration.l
5. Any reactions you have from your vantage point would
be most useful and appreciated, particularly if received
before 10 September. T hope to give you by the end of
September a target date for overall completion.
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SUBJECT: National Personnel Security Clearance/
Investigative Standards
1. You asked for the following as a basis
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2. Attached is the pertinent portion of the
official record of the SCC/CIWG meeting of 5 February
1980 which led to a formal CIWG requirement on the
DCI Security Committee Staff for a study to make
recommendations fora national clearance/investigative
standards policy for the entire Government. The
target date for submission to the Chairman, SCC/CIWG,
was 15 June--1980.
3. This target date has been postponed, but no
new date has been set and needs to be. The require-
ment is still valid, and the new date should be given
to the NSC Staff before we get a to-be-expected-soon
tickler query asking, "Where is it?"
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SECRET A;L'TACHMENT
MEMORANUiJM FOP.: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE WORi{I~1G
GROUP MEMBERS
SUBJECT: :Minutes or the February 5 CIWG Meeting
Attachr~d ~.re the mir_utes of the February 5 CIP7G meeting,
which tieneral Rosenberg chaired in my absence.
The meeting covered some new and interesting ground, and I
thank all wha contributed to its substance.
Donald '~,1. G
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MI~JUTES OF SCC/COUiVTERI~iTELLIGEiiCE
WORKIidG GROUP MEETIiJG
Date: Tuesday, 5 February 1980
Tine: 2:00-4:20 p.m.
Place: Room 305, Old Executive Office Buiiding
Participants:
State
Everson- M. Brot~m, INR
Rcbert L. Flanegin, If~R
James V. Doane, Jr., EUR/SOV
Michzn7 Caughiin, SY/SAS
. Justice
Kenneth Bass
A. R: Cinquegrana
ldiiliam 0. Cr2gar
James iR. Sturgis
- Robert Rosenberg, Chairman
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1. Differing Personnel Security Clearance/InvestiQati~ve Standards
4lithin the Intelligence Community.
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Chairman of the DCI Security Committee, reported
on the problem of differing.personnei security clearance/investigative
stzr:~_~?ds, issues still remaining and the assistance desired from the
SCC/'~~'::~. The outiine of his presentation is attached (Attachment .I).
L. Britt Snider, OSD
P.owiand A. i=Iorrow, OSD
DCI
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Action:
The St~curity CQrrmi-ttee Staff, acting for the SCC/CIti1G, will study .
the problem of differing personnel security clearance/investigative
standar~:ts morn a Government-ti~~ide viewpoint, not limited to the Intelli=
fence Car~~munity. It will make recommendations for a national clearance/
investigative standards policy for the entire Government.. Target date
for submissican ~ta the Chairman, SCC/CIti?!G: 15 June 1980.
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Signature as C/SECOM is
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MI=.MUIt~.NDUM FC)Ft: Clxairman., SCC Courxterintelligence Working Group
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Director of Security
SIIBJECT: Proposed National Clearance/Investigative Policy
1.. The 5 February l~~U meeting of the SCC/CI/4t'G heard
a 1?eport on differing personnel. security standards, and than
~x?_~ked tl~~: ICI Security CommittEe staff to :study t?~e matt.er from
~x Government-wide viewpoint and recommend. a national policy.
2. .~lt.tach.ed is a preliminary assessment o:f t.hese
differences, with same mention of far_tors bEsaring an the problem
rr.nd some tentative suggE=sta_ons for a solution. I hope this
w~_a.l help in appreciating the size and scope of the problem,
which in my judgment will not easily be solved. It needs to
I3c:y addressed an a broad bas.:~ s , and. t}xe Security Committee with
its rel~resentati.on from the full. national security cammunity
i.s the nraper place t.o staff out and develop recommended
chan~,es . I will direct -t:hE3 SEcurity Committee to praceed
after I:Jabor. Iaay systematically t.o a.ddress issuers of Cammuriity
cl~f.fereazces, what. is neE=ded t:o r,.ake valid assessments of layalty
and trixstbJarthiness and t7aw test to obtain the required data,
and to prepare cost/risk alter,~ati.ves for CI/LtiG consideration,
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MI?MC)R~,IVQUM FOR: C}la:LZ"r~zan, SCC Counterintelligenccy ti~'orking Group
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I>i.rect.or of Security
SIII3JTCT: Pere>orznel Se~:-urity Clf~rz.rance/`Invc~sti.gat:ive
Stazxdards
,_. Attached is a paper w1-;.ich port.z?ays t}ze ~;tate of
variance that exists today iri the conduct of perstmnel security
irzvc~:~sti~;7.tions and t}zo granting of cle;~.rance~; in ~: he Federal
Government., I belie=ve this ,caper ~tzay be or intkrest to the
Spc~ci~zl Coordination Committee Counter:intelligencc; Working
Group. It seems arz elaective follow u~~ of my predecessor's
~ February 198[1 appearance at which he briefed on this topic.
?. The paper a:l.so contains. a Security Committee ~~t.aff
proposal which merits :Further consideration, IIowc~ver, at this
4tage of development I do not believe t.h~~.t t}zL proposal warrants
con;~iderat.ion as a l,as:is for a national policy statement. on
?ersonnel se~~:urity.
3. T}1e problems in this fielcl ;xre enczrmous and they
will not easily be so.I.ved, aggz:-essiveness and eagerness not-
wl.thstandang.
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4 . Tlie Security Comm:ittet~> -itself appears to be a pr. oiler
~rehic.l..e to :i.ni.t.ially pursue the goal of viiable standards.
Oncc; the Intelligence Commun:i.ty lr;zs arrived at a pczsition,
~i::lien thc, National Security Cozznci.l may offer a.n appropri.ave
.route to follow in presenting these pz?oposals to ot.h.e.x? agencies
of the Federal t,overnment.
~. In addii.iorr to the staff paper, there i~, othet?
c~f~fo4?t i.n progress. The Security Committee is in the process
of evaluating the work of i.ts survey of 5,~J00 backgroizncl
investigations conducted by its member agencies and depart-
r~zent.s. It i.s expected. th~~.t. this survey will- provide the basis
1`or ai better grasp o:t the cletai l.s of this comple . :issue as~d
may indicate viable aplzroaches toward some so:Iuti.ons.
(~. It is proposed that thc~ Security Committee proceed
:>ystematically to acl.dr.ess the issz.zes of inc:.onsistencyT and
variance in the I~ttelligence (;ornmuni.ty's invc~stiga.tive/clearance
},rogra.ms. Qnce agreement is x?e.ached on a set ofd viable
standards, the Security Commit:tee will report a.c:cord.ingly to
the SCC/CIWC.
7. I Gwri11 be availahl.e t,o brief the Workang Group as
znay be desired a.nd tiri11 seek th~~r. coatnsel as Events may deem
that ar>}}ropri ate.
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signature :t.s requested.
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