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DEFENSE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS (DOHA)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS (DOE OHA)

DCSA
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (formerly Defense Security Service) website contains a wealth of information about personal security clearances and clearance processing for defense contractor personnel. Of particular interest to most applicants for security clearances is the information available at the Vetting Risk Operations Center  (VROC) webpage.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
General information about the security clearance process at the State Department.

CLEARANCEJOBS.COM
ClearanceJobs.com is a website dedicated to matching U.S. job seekers that hold an active Federal security clearance to top hiring companies searching for new employees.  This site has an excellent FAQ page on security clearances that contains general information on clearances and processing, as well as special access authorizations. It also maintains an informative and well moderated Security Clearance Forum with enough knowledgeable participants to get good answers to your questions and sustain an interesting dialog.

STANDARD FORMS
This OPM webpage contains links to many Standard Forms, including the SF85, SF85P, SF85P-S, and SF86.  At the top of the page are links to other types forms administered by OPM.

TAONLINE.COM
Transition Assistance Online is an e-recruiting site for employers targeting separating military members and those with security clearances seeking careers. The site was launched by former military service members as the first ever military-targeted internet job board, which provides advice to job seekers. TAOnline.com also publishes e-newsletters for transitioning service members and employers interested in hiring from the military.

ADJUDICATIVE GUIDELINES
The June 2017 Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility For Access to Classified Information posted at the Director of National Intelligence website.

ADJUDICATIVE DESK REFERENCE
This is a new unofficial guide for security clearance adjudicators created by the Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC) in March 2014.

OPM CREDENTIALING, SUITABILITY, AND SECURITY CLEARANCE DECISION-MAKING GUIDE
This guide provides a chart of suitability and security issues as they relate to HSPD-12 credentialing, federal employment suitability, and security clearance determinations.

POSTAL ZIP CODES
ZIP codes are particularly important because the computer program that processes your SF86 will use these ZIP codes to assign investigative work to various field offices. If you list the wrong ZIP code, it could result in your investigation being delayed. All post offices and most libraries have ZIP code directories.

CREDIT BUREAU REPORTS
If you are ready to apply for a security clearance, you should get a free copy of your credit reports online at www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp.  This website is the one set up by the three major credit reporting companies in compliance with government requirements. You are entitled to receive one free credit file disclosure every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

REQUESTING YOUR JPAS RECORD
JPAS records formerly contain information on DOD investigations and clearance determinations.  JPAS was retired in March 2021 and superseded by DISS.  All JPAS records were transferred to DISS.  JPAS records are no longer retrievable.

REQUESTING DSS INVESTIGATIVE FILES
If you were previously investigated by the Defense Security Service or its predecessor, the Defense Investigative Service and you would like to get a copy of your investigative file, see the link for requesting records from DCSA, below.

REQUESTING OPM INVESTIGATIVE FILES
If you were previously investigated by the Office of Personnel Management and would like to get a copy of the investigative file, see the link for requesting records from DCSA below.

REQUESTING DISS AND INVESTIGATIVE FILES FROM DCSA
Requesting Background Investigation Records
Requesting Adjudicative and DISS Records

DUAL CITIZENSHIP
If you think you might have dual citizenship, one way to find out is view the document “Citizenship Laws of the World.”  It was produced in March 2001, so it’s not very current, but citizenship laws don’t change very often.

U.S. CITIZENSHIP
If you were born outside the United States and you have some question about your U.S. citizenship, go to www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/8/1401.html for a complete text of U.S. citizenship law under Title 8 US Code Section 1401. You can also view the section on U.S. Citizenship in the document, “Citizenship Laws of the World,” available at the OPM website cited above for Dual Citizenship.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION
If you don’t know your registration number, either telephone the Selective Service at 847-688-6888 or 847-688-2576 or visit their website at www.sss.gov and select the “Verify a Registration” link to get your registration number.

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