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Security Policy Board Documents

The Security Policy Board (SPB) was established in 1994 by Presidential Decision Directive 29 to develop integrated security policies across the range of security disciplines, from classification to personnel security. It was abolished on April 24, 2001, pursuant to National Security Presidential Directive 1. Selected SPB documents are archived below.

Security Clearance Adjudication and Background Investigations

• Transmittal Letter from National Security Advisor Samuel Berger, March 24, 1997
• Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information
• Investigative Standards for Background Investigations for Access to Classified Information
• Investigative Standards for Temporary Eligibility for Access

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures and Reciprocity of Facility Inspections

• Transmittal Letter from National Security Advisor Samuel Berger, September 16, 1997
• National Policy on Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
• National Policy on Reciprocity of Use and Inspections of Facilities
• Guidelines for Implementation and Oversight of Reciprocity Policy

Security Policy Advisory Board

• 2000 SPAB Annual Report to the President, 25 January 2001
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 11 September 2000
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 17 July 2000
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 11 April 2000
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 10 January 2000
• 1999 SPAB Annual Report to the President, 8 December 1999
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 27 September 1999
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 8 March 1999
• 1998 SPAB Annual Report to the President, 31 October 1998
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 14 September 1998
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 18 May 1998
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 26 March 1998
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 12 December 1997
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 10 September 1997
• 1997 Annual Report to the President, 30 July 1997
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, 13 May 1997
• Proposed Modifications to New Investigative Standards, a staff report, 20 November 1996
• US Government Information Assurance Policy Initiatives, a staff report, 20 November 1996
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, January 24, 1997
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, November 8, 1996
• Security Policy Advisory Board meeting minutes, August 19, 1996
• Three Named to Security Policy Advisory Board, 14 March 1996
• Inordinate Delay in Appointing the Security Policy Advisory Board, 10 October 1995

Security Policy Forum/Board Minutes

• Minutes of the March 1997 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the July 1996 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the March 1996 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the January 1996 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the December 1995 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the October 1995 Security Policy Forum meeting
• Minutes of the April 1995 Security Policy Board meeting

SPB Policy Integration Committee

• Meeting Minutes for 14 March 1997

SPB Personnel Security Committee

• Meeting Minutes for 7 February 1997
• Meeting Minutes for 16 January 1997

SPB Financial Disclosure Working Group

• Meeting Minutes for 6 February 1997

Other

• Report of the Joint Security Commission II, Phase I (draft), August 1999, including Annex C on implementation status of the original 1994 Joint Security Commission recommendations.
• SPB Action Plan for Responding to Secrecy Commission Recommendations, 19 March 1997 (draft)
• Local Agency Checks and Periodic Reinvestigation Backlogs, memo from Dan L. Jacobson to DASD Joan A. Dempsey, 28 October 1996
• Retirement Memo from Staff Director Pete Saderholm, 7 March 1997
• White Paper on Information Assurance
• Update on INFOSEC Policy (12/19/95)
• Presidential Decision Directive 29 Establishing Security Policy Board (Sept. 16, 1994)
• Security Policy Board Goals and Accomplishments
• Security Policy Board Classification Management Committee
• Framework for Estimating Security Costs

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