National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check
Overview
Background check
A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records of an individual....
required in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for granting of security clearance
Security clearance
A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information, i.e., state secrets, or to restricted areas after completion of a thorough background check. The term "security clearance" is also sometimes used in private organizations that have a formal...
s.
According to the United States Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigations Notice, Executive Order Number 12968, signed by President Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
in 1995, outlines NACLC as follows:
The NACLC will be used as the initial investigation for contractorsGovernment contractorA government contractor is a private company that produces goods or services under contract for the government. Often the terms of the contract specify cost plus – i.e., the contractor gets paid for its costs, plus a specified profit margin. Laws often require governments to award contracts...
at the Confidential, Secret, and L access levels.
