The Office of Departmental Personnel Security serves
as the central leader and advocate vested with the
authority to ensure consistent and effective implementation
of personnel security programs Department-wide (including
for the National Nuclear Security Administration,
NNSA).
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Serves as the Department's single point of interface
with the interagency personnel security community,
particularly with the significant initiatives
led by OMB and OPM. Represents DOE personnel security
interests at inter-agency fora to include OMB
Security Clearance Oversight Group; OPM Background
Investigations Stakeholders group; the OPM Requirements
Working Group; and the Office of the Director
for National Intelligence (ODNI) Collaboration
Forum
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Establishes expectations for the Department-wide
personnel security program including mechanisms
to assure timely, appropriate and consistent adjudication
of clearances
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Develops quality assurance programs and processes
for the personnel security program Department-wide
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Develops and implements automation initiatives
to enhance the Department's personnel security
processes and to enable the Department to meet
OMB expectations for reducing processing times
for clearance processing
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Develops policy and guidance for personnel security
to identify needs for strengthening and improving
personnel security and drug testing requirements
in regulations and directives.
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Works in partnership with the HSS National Training
Center and the Chief Human Capital Officer to
develop and implement a training and certification
program for all personnel security professionals
in the Department-wide personnel security program.
Serves as certification authority for the DOE
personnel security certification program.
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Coordinates consistent implementation of personnel
security policy and guidance across the Department
and provides assistance to field elements as appropriate
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Administers the provisions of 10 CFR 710 (Administrative
Review Procedures) Department-wide. These responsibilities
include reviewing cases to determine administrative
review eligibility and providing support related
to Appeal Panel proceedings and requests for reconsideration.
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Acts on appeals of administrative terminations
of access authorization processing in accordance
with 10 CFR 710
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Manages and implements the electronic DOE Integrated
Security System (eDISS+) databases and applications
and maintains the master personnel security records
for the Department
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Reviews and processes requests to grant access
authorizations for foreign nationals in accordance
with DOE Order 470.4 and DOE Manual M470.4 5
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Manages the process of ongoing liaison for DOE
personnel security matters with other U.S. government
agencies, including the White House and the Congress
of the United States, state and local governments
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Oversees the use of exculpatory polygraphs for
personnel security purposes and makes recommendations
to the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer
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Manages and directs the Human Reliability Program
that is designed to ensure that individuals who
occupy positions affording access to certain materials,
nuclear explosive devices, facilities, and programs
meet the highest standards of reliability and
physical and mental suitability.
