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Yankee White. Yankee White is an administrative nickname for a background check undertaken in the United States of America for Department of Defense personnel and contractor employees working with the president and vice president. [1] Obtaining such clearance requires, in part, a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) which is conducted ...
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
The DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) is a deprecated United States Department of Defense (DoD) process meant to ensure companies and organizations applied risk management to information systems (IS). DIACAP defined a DoD-wide formal and standard set of activities, general tasks and a management ...
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, [ 2 ]USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
Presidential directive. A presidential directive, or executive action, [1] is a written or oral [note 1] instruction or declaration issued by the president of the United States, which may draw upon the powers vested in the president by the U.S. Constitution, statutory law, or, in certain cases, congressional and judicial acquiescence. [2]
DOD 5205.11 Instructions - Management, Administration, and Oversight of DoD Special Access Programs, 6 February 2013 DOD 5205.07 Directive - Special Access Program (SAP) Policy, 1 July 2010 In search of the Pentagon's billion dollar hidden budgets , Jane's Information Group, 5 January 2000
According to the Department of Defense, Public Trust is a type of position, not clearance level, though General Services Administration refers to it as clearance level. [18] Certain positions which require access to sensitive information, but not information which is classified, must obtain this designation through a background check.
The Tri-Service system was first enacted on 6 July 1962 by the DoD Directive 4505.6 "Designating, Redesignating, and Naming Military Aircraft" and was implemented via Air Force Regulation (AFR) 66-11, Army Regulation (AR) 700-26, Bureau of Weapons Instruction (BUWEPSINST) 13100.7 on 18 September 1962. [2]