BRIEFING ON AGENCY'S PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM FOR TWO INVESTIGATORS PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS SENATE COMMITTE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R001501920032-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: October 10, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing on Agency's Personnel Security Program
for Two Investigators, Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs
REFERENCE: OLL 84-3741, 4 October 1984 (this subject)
1. On 10, October,) De ut Director, Personnel
Security and Investigations and Chairman
DCI Security Committee, Intelligence Community Staff briefed
two investigators on the Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs.
2. The investigators, Glenn Fry and Fred Asselin, work
for Senator Sam Nunn (D., GA) on the Minority staff. The
staff is conducting a preliminary inquiry concerning the
efficiency and effectiveness of Federal personnel security
programs. They plan to hold an open hearing on this subject
in CY 1985.
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3. The focus of the briefing was the Agency's personnel
security program, the use of the polygraph and the Agency's
strict adjudication standards. The topics included
background investigations for staff applications and
contractors, the reinvestigation program, the Applicant
Review Panel, security disapproval and suitability factors.
4. At the request of the staffers, only unclassified
information was presented. The staffers were very satisfied
with the briefing and highly complementary of the Agency's
security program. They stated that they would like to find
a way for other government agencies to benefit from the
Agency's experience because the other security programs are
ineffective=. Asselin requested an unclassified report on
the AQencv's personnel security program. Messrs.
persuaded Asselin and Fry that this
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kind of exposure would likely have a negative impact on the
Agency and that it would place the Agency in a difficult
position vis-a-vis other agencies.
5. It was concluded that the Agency could informally
assist the Subcommittee, and would not testify or submit
written testimony. No follow-up actions were specified.
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