Social Media and Security Clearance Investigations
This month the Office of Director of National Intelligence announced that a person's social media pages can be reviewed during the security clearance investigation process. You might remember that in an earlier article we had covered this possibility, explaining some of the red flags that could occur in social media content. In the previous article, we discussed activities such as: pictures of partying, un-vetted non-US person friends or contacts, or other social media activity that could lead to questioning allegiance, decision making capability, or risky behavior could cause concern during an investigation. New Opportunities for Investigators Let's look at some other possibilities that could arise as a result of the new policy. In this new policy, the investigator could be forearmed with more information about the subject in a more timely manner. The social media pre-investigation research could provide a more aggressive investigation capability. The i...
