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On 1 October 2008 the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) issued Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) Number 704, “Personnel Security Standards And Procedures Governing Eligibility For Access To Sensitive Compartmented Information And Other Controlled Access Program Information.” ICD 704 rescinds DCID 6/4.

The most important change pertains to non-US citizen immediate family members. For over 18 months, DNI Mike McConnell has promised to break down the barriers to employment in the intelligence community faced by first- and second-generation immigrants. ICD 704 fulfills that promise. It removes the SCI eligibility requirement that an applicant’s immediate family members be US citizens.

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OPM recently announced (FIN 08-04) the prices of their investigative products for Fiscal Year 2009. The costs of the most common investigations increased between 4.5% and 6.1%.

It appears that OPM has managed to improve their turnaround time during the past fiscal year without a significant price increase. The government agencies (including DISCO) sponsoring the clearances pay OPM for the vast majority of these investigations. There are a few exceptions where federal contractors are required to pay OPM for the investigations they request. Here are the new prices that became effective on 1 October 2008.

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