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installations were visited to obtain an understanding of operational CA
programs in the military and to gather information necessary for developing
the survey research approach.
These research activities led to the development of three preliminary
survey forms. The principal form was a structured interview protocol for
installation security office representatives. Two shorter survey forms
were also developed for unit security managers and unit commanders.
Preliminary versions of these forms were reviewed by several CA experts and
pilot tested prior to actual survey administration.
The survey forms were administered between September, 1989 and January,
1990. The sample included 60 sites (21 Air Force, 19 Army, 18 Navy, and 2
Marine Corps). Forty-eight were sites where individuals primarily had
collateral access (i.e., top secret, secret, or confidential access) and 12
were sites where individuals primarily had SC1 access; ten were overseas
sites. Overall, completed survey forms were received from 60 installation
security managers, 126 unit security managers, and 88 unit commanders.
Results and Discussion
The structured interview protocol for installation security managers
included approximately 60 open-ended questions and numerous rating items.
Two key issues concern the best sources of CA-relevant information and the
most frequently reported types of CA information. Data concerning both
issues are presented below.
Sources of CA Information. Installation security managers were asked to
rate the willingness of various groups to share derogatory information of
security relevance with the security office. The results indicated that
the military police, the clearance adjudication facility, and the
investigations office are among the most willing to share information with
the security office. Several types of installation personnel (e.g.,
installation commanders, unit commanders, unit security managers) received
moderate to high ratings. Most installation departments (e.g., medical,
personnel, legal) and non-installation groups (e.g., local civilian police,
federal agencies) were perceived as only moderately willing to share
derogatory CA information. Employee assistance groups received relatively
low ratings. Not surprisingly, coworkers and subjects were rated as least
willing to share derogatory information.
Tvoes of CA Information Reported. Installation security managers estimated
the number of valid derogatory incidents reported to their security office
during the past year for each of 12 types of information. The mean number
of reported incidents (per 1000 cleared individuals) for various areas is
shown in Table 1.
' A complete summary of all results is presented in Bosshardt, OuBois,
Crawford, and McGuire (1990).
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