NASA NPR 1600.3 REV A
Personnel Security
Publication Date: | 3 August 2020 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 29 |
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Purpose
a. This directive describes the Agency-wide personnel security program implementation requirements set forth in NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 1600.2, NASA Security Policy, as amended.
b. This directive prescribes personnel security program responsibilities and procedural requirements for personnel security investigations, determinations of eligibility for access to Classified National Security Information (CNSI) and to hold a sensitive position, continuous evaluation, contractor fitness, adjudication, and appeals of NASA Federal and contractor employees.
Applicability
a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This directive applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)), other contractors, recipients of grants, cooperative agreements, or other agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the applicable contracts, grants, or agreements.
b. This directive is applicable to all NASA civil service employees, NASA contractor employees, personnel completing work through Space Act Agreements, those assigned or detailed under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, partners, recipients of grants and cooperative agreements or other agreements, and visitors.
c. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive materials.
d. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.