Administrative Due Process: Denials and Revocations of Security Clearances and Access to Special Programs

Abstract

In January 1989, the executive branch released a proposed executive order for agency comment that would have established uniform standards for granting and retaining security clearances for federal and contractor employees. One section of the order would 'have made it possible for agency heads to deny administrative due process to individuals for whom clearances are denied or revoked. Following release of the proposed order, which has not yet been finalized, you asked GAO to review the administrative due process policies and procedures of several agencies. Because of the size of this undertaking, we conducted this review in two phases. The first phase covered security clearance denials land revocations at the Departments of Defense, Energy, and State. The second phase covered denials and revocations of access to special access programs (SAP) and sensitive compartmented information (SCI) at Defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1993
Accession Number
AD1156810

Entities

People

  • Donna M. Heivilin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Clearances
  • Contractors
  • Contrast
  • Executives
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • President (United States)
  • Regulations
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Statistical Samples
  • Unauthorized Disclosure
  • United States

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