DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY
For this section, report information regardless of whether the record in your
case has been sealed, expunged, or otherwise stricken from the court record, or
the charge was dismissed.
• Note the difference in timeframes. Make sure you know when it’s
asking you to self-report offenses from seven years ago to ever.
• Traffic violations resulting in fines of less than $300 do not need to be
listed unless related to drugs or alcohol.
In the last seven years, have you illegally used drugs and/or controlled
substances, or misused prescription drugs? Report it. Even if marijuana is
“legal” where you live or where you have traveled or visited to, federal
employment follows federal law, meaning that the possession or use of
marijuana is a criminal offense.
• Counseling: Any counseling for drug use, whether illegal, prescription,
over the counter, etc., needs to be listed.
Any counseling for alcohol dependence or abuse needs to be listed, whether or
not you have had any legal issues with alcohol.
INVESTIGATIONS/
CLEARANCES
ALL prior investigations and clearances must be listed, not just the most recent
one.
• Any denied, suspended, or revoked clearances or access authorizations
must be listed — even if you do not agree with it, if it was a mistake, or
it was mitigated and reinstated.
In addition to listing them on the SF-86, applicants should bring any paperwork
regarding financial delinquencies (including bankruptcy, alimony, gambling
debts, foreclosures, a lien against your property, federal debt, eviction, etc.)
from the last seven years to the investigation interview.
• Even if the issue has been resolved and/or a settlement has been
arranged.
• Even if it was a company’s mistake and you are protesting it.
• Even if your roommate, spouse, etc. was responsible for the debt(s), if
you are named as the primary, cosigner, etc., you’ll need to list .
• Even if the insurance company was supposed to pay it and/or you are in
dispute with the provider or insurer.
USE OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
This section asks about your use of information technology systems from the
last seven years. Information technology systems include all related computer
hardware, software, firmware, and data used for the communication,
transmission, processing, manipulation, storage, or protection of information.
This can range from accidentally bringing a phone into a SCIF, plugging your
phone into your government provided laptop, to unauthorized access to
company accounts.
NON-CRIMINAL
COURT ACTIVITY
If you’ve been a party to any public record civil court action in the last 10 years
and it’s not listed elsewhere on this form, list it here. This includes being sued
or if you filed a claim against someone else.
• Being a witness in someone else’s case does not need to be listed, nor
do class action lawsuits for defective consumer products.