Office of Departmental Personnel Security
Director's Message
Welcome to the Office of Departmental Personnel
Security!
Tracey Berry, Director
Our office, created in 2007, is one of the newer
organizations within HSS. Our mission is to act as
a centralized unit within the complex to develop and
implement sound personnel security policies, procedures
and directives that will:
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Ensure that the people trusted to perform the
Department's work are of high character, loyal
to the United States and worthy of the highest
level of trust from their colleagues, their government,
and the people of the United States;
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Ensure that we perform our duties in the most
efficient manner possible;
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Ensure that the rights of all individuals in
contact with our program are respected and that
they are treated fairly and with dignity;
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Ensure that the interests of the people of the
United States are considered and protected in
all that we do;
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Ensure that the individuals performing this work
within the Department will possess a strong sense
of purpose and of the importance of their work
We recognize that we have an obligation to the employees
of the Department to conduct our work in the most
transparent manner possible, while still protecting
the interests of national security. To this end, we
intend in the coming months and years to regularly
communicate with you, via this web-site, on matters
regarding personnel security which time and experience
have shown are often unclear to those outside our
profession. This would include everything from your
rights in the personnel security process, national-level
developments in personnel security which may impact
our policies here at DOE, and the impact of certain
issues (mental health counseling, financial delinquencies,
etc.) on the access authorization determination process.
Thanks for taking the time to check in on us, and
be sure to check back periodically for updates.
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