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The FBI Name Check is a background check procedure performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for federal agencies, components within the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the federal government; foreign police and intelligence agencies; and state and local law enforcement agencies within the criminal justice system.
A United States security clearance is an official determination that an individual may access information classified by the United States Government.Security clearances are hierarchical; each level grants the holder access to information in that level and the levels below it.
The term "security clearance" is also sometimes used in private organizations that have a formal process to vet employees for access to sensitive information. A clearance by itself is normally not sufficient to gain access; the organization must also determine that the cleared individual needs to know specific information. No individual is ...
A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work when he testified to Congress has seen his security clearance restored, his lawyers said Tuesday. Marcus Allen was one of ...
President-elect allegedly granted clearance to at least 25 people flagged by the FBI as possible dangers to national security in his first term
"Q" Clearance was a 1986 novel by Peter Benchley, satirizing Cold War secrecy and politics. [9] [10]In "Nellis", episode 7 of season 6 of the television show Archer, Sterling Archer uses a Q clearance to gain access to Area 51 after landing illegally on the airstrip.
Last Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray surprised the nation by announcing that he would be stepping down on Jan. 20, at the end of President Biden’s term. Wray’s 10-year appointment was ...
Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance, [1] commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing, [2] is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the United States use in deciding to grant or deny a United States visa to certain visa applicants.