https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2018/12/dni-reciprocity/
By Steven Aftergood
Secrecy News
Federation of American Scientists
Dec.12, 2018
One of the most vexatious aspects of the system of granting security
clearances for access to classified information has been the reluctance of
some government agencies to recognize the validity of clearances approved
by other agencies, and to require new investigations and adjudications of
previously cleared personnel.
A new directive from the Director of National Intelligence seeks to
finally resolve this longstanding problem by mandating "reciprocity," or
mutual acceptance of security clearances issued by other agencies. See
Reciprocity of Background Investigations and National Security
Adjudications, Security Executive Agent Directive 7, November 9, 2018.
With certain exceptions, "Agencies shall accept national security
eligibility adjudications conducted by an authorized adjudicative agency
at the same or higher level," DNI Daniel R. Coats wrote.
"Background investigations and national security eligibility
adjudications, conducted by an authorized investigative agency or
authorized adjudicative agency, respectively, shall be reciprocally
accepted for all covered individuals," again with certain exceptions.
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