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U.S. government[]

Derogatory information is

[i]nformation that indicates employment or continuing employment of an individual may not reasonably be expected to promote the efficiency of the Federal service or expected to be clearly consistent with the interests of national security.[1]
[a]ny factual and verifiable unfavorable information that creates a question as to an individual's eligibility for an access authorization.[2]
issue information that adversely reflects on a person's loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness.[3]

References[]

  1. Department of the Interior, Departmental Manual, Part 441, Chapter 1, §1.6(M) (Jan. 8, 2010).
  2. DOE Manual 470.4-7, at 20.
  3. Intelligence Community Standard 700-01, at 9.
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