[ARC5] It is OK to have both a security clearance and a Facebook page

[Phillip Carpenter]

When it comes to security clearances it depends both on the agency and position you hold.

The U. S. Department of Energy has its own FB page and does not state to employees holding a Q (Top Secret-Nuclear) clearance that they cannot join FB or loose their clearance.

However, individuals holding additional clearance levels (such as counterintelligence, etc.) may be notified that such practice is grounds for removal from their assigned "sensitive" position.

I'm retired DOE with 33 years of Federal service (TVA, U.S. Army Missile Command, Y-12 National Security Complex, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory).

Being on FB can bring the world directly to you if you don't know how to limit the audience of friends and still it is a very insecure media as hackers abound.

Phillip

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> On Dec 14, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Here's the advice the Special Forces alumni community gives to potential
> applicants for Army Special Forces selection: (professionalsoldiers.com)
> 
> "Thinking of joining Special Forces?
> Want to earn the honor of wearing that Green Beret?
> Then do yourself a favor, remove your MySpace.com and Facebook.com web
> pages.
> Don’t want to or don’t care?
> 
> Fine.
> 
> But do not expect to ever be selected for any covert or clandestine
> missions, period. (It ain’t going to happen when millions already know your
> face and name.)"
> 
> "choose wisely"
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 8:21 PM, James Duffey <jamesduffey at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> George - Your statement below concerning the mutual exclusivity of having
>> a Facebook page and holding a government security clearance is not true.
>> There are lots of people who have both government security clearances and
>> Facebook pages. Having a Facebook page does not exclude one from having a
>> security clearance. Other behaviors that one may choose to show on one's
>> Facebook pages may, but these would disqualify one from having a clearance
>> even without the Facebook page. Your friend was bamboozling you, or someone
>> was bamboozling him or her.  If you have documentation that you or your
>> friend can share about any regulations concerning the mutual exclusivity of
>> having a Facebook page and a government security clearance, I, for one,
>> would benefit from seeing it.
>> 
>> There are legitimate reasons not to be on Facebook, but not being awarded
>> or losing a security clearance is not one. - Duffey KK6MC
>> 
>> 
>> From: "George Babits" <gbabits at custertel.net> wrote:
>> 
>> "I had a friend who went through a security clearence course for the Coast
>> Guard a few years back.  One of the first questions they were asked was if
>> they were on FaceBook.  If they were, no security clearence. Period.  End
>> of
>> discussion.  Please leave the room.  That was enough for me. "
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> KK6MC
>> James Duffey
>> Cedar Crest NM
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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