Assessing Misperceptions Online About the Security Clearance Process

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe and analyze information and potential misinformation available online about the security clearance process that could lead to misperceptions about the process. The security clearance process may seem confusing and opaque to the public, leading some people to seek clarity from others about their own experiences. Seeking out this kind of information from acquaintances, friends, and family is nothing new, but access to the internet allows people to search for additional sources that might offer answers to their questions, as well as inquire of a larger number of people on public forums about this process. Reviewing the questions and content on such forums provides insight into what people are asking and what answers they are getting and reveals areas in which there are potential misperceptions about the process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1206260

Entities

People

  • Emily Ellinger
  • Hamad Al-ibrahim
  • Marek Posard
  • Sina Beaghley

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Dimensionality Reduction
  • Disinformation
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Machine Learning
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Online Communications
  • Personnel Management
  • Platforms
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Supervised Machine Learning

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Theoretical Analysis.