PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Personnel Security Specialist

As a Personnel Security Specialist, GS-0080-9, duties include:

• Performing suitability adjudications/determinations for the fitness and suitability of civilian employees, contractors and/or applicants for initial and continuing employment retention.
• Ensuring all investigative files are available prior to reviewing and rendering a suitability adjudicative/determination in accordance with suitability guidance and guidelines.
• Ordering any missing investigative files and upon receipt, reviewing and analyzing all investigative files for derogatory information.
• Providing feedback regarding minor derogatory information found in the investigative file.
• Executing established policies and procedures required for the personnel security program.
• Implementing and executing policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, instructions, and policies.
• Ensuring that sensitive, classified and Privacy Act information is not unnecessarily disclosed and is safeguarded in accordance with regulatory guidance.
• Receiving, reviewing, and submitting requests for personnel clearances for serviced civilian, contractor, and military personnel.
• Checking the request for completeness and accuracy and contacting the Unit Security Manager, Supervisor, points of contact at the serviced units, and/or the individual subject of the background/clearance investigation for any questions or corrections that are required.
• Returning those forms requiring further documentation or correction.
• Screening personnel, as well as local police records and finance documents for disclosed and undisclosed derogatory information.
• Questioning the subject for clarification on responses that are considered derogatory.
• Forwarding completed form to the appropriate agency for investigation and clearance determination.
• Coordinating with the Office of Personnel Management and Central Adjudication Facility for updates on the status of the background investigations as required.
• Notifying the unit security managers of individuals requiring reinvestigation and resubmission of documentation.
• Establishing relationship and maintaining constant contact with US Army Intelligence and Security Command Security Operations Center (ISOC) to receive, respond and process Continuous Evaluation (CE) Alerts in regards to derogatory incidents discovered by ISOC.
• Ensuring initial, follow-up and final incident reports are submitted into JPAS and reported to the Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) for processing through the Defense Information Security System (DISS) for review and security clearance eligibility determination.
• Advising unit security managers and supervisors on processing documentation for Statements of Reason (SOR), Requests for Information (RFI) or intentions of denial or revocation of security clearances by the CAF.
• Receiving and reviewing documentation for completeness and accuracy and contacting the Unit Security Manager, Supervisor, points of contact at the serviced units, and/or the individual subject of the incident report for any questions or further information that is required.
• Returning forms requiring corrections and requesting further documentation if needed.
• Providing reports, as required, for status on pending or current investigations or periodic reinvestigations.
• Composng documentation, for supervisors' signature, verifying security clearances for those individuals going to other locations and requests the same of locations with individuals coming to their site.
• Documenting all personnel suitability adjudicative determinations or recommendations in the relevant automated information systems.
• Ensuring the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and Central Verification System (CVS) accurately reflect the suitability adjudicative determination.
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies and professional developments to remain current in the field and for being applicable to work assignments.
• Maintaining a continuous liaison relationship with OPM, CAF, the Personnel Security Intelligence Center of Excellence (PSI-CoE), and ARNG offices.