Guideline A: 13 Adjudication Criteria
Many are aware of the Thirteen Adjudicative Guidelines of which security clearance decisions are made. For those not aware, the security clearance process begins, maintains, and continues with background investigations, observations, and adjudication decisions. When an employee is required to perform on a classified contract, the Facility Security Officer initiates a security clearance background investigation. When an employee performs on a classified contract , their security clearance privilege is in continuous evaluation. When a cleared employee is required to continue their clearance, the FSO submits a periodic reinvestigation request. These three security clearance states rely on the employee demonstrating their competency to protect classified information under the 13 Adjudicative Guidelines. This article is the first in a series of articles to describe each guideline. Guideline A Allegiance to the United States Under Guideline A, the employee bears the burden to clearly de...
