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Who Can View My SF-86

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FSOS: THE FIRST TO REVIEW YOUR SF-86 The form is completed online and once complete, the applicant should review the form with the Facility Security Officer (FSO). The FSO is the first person to review all the sensitive information with the applicant. The FSO ensures the form is complete, accurate, and all waivers and signatures are applied. FSOs are not decisions makers in the security clearance process and therefore not authorized to pass judgement, make adjudicative calls, or decisions about the clearance request – they are simply reviewing for completeness. AGENCY EMPLOYEES ARE NEXT Employees of agencies within the security clearance process will then have access to the SF-86 and are required to handle the information in accordance with their responsibilities and according to the Privacy Act. These employees will access the SF-86 while conducting background investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous evaluations of persons under consideration for, or retention of,...