Reference

A person other than the subject of a background investigation, identified as having knowledge of the subject. References are characterized by source and type. There are two sources: • Listed: The subject of the investigation identified the reference on the Personnel Security Questionnaire. • Developed: An investigator, in the course of pursuing leads, identified the reference as someone knowledgeable of the subject. There are six types: • Education: A faculty member or school administrator at a school attended by the subject who had knowledge of the subject when he or she was a student. • Employment/Supervisor: A person with management responsibilities for the subject. • Co-worker: A colleague with knowledge of the subject’s on-the-job behavior. • Neighborhood: A person living in the subject’s neighborhood who has knowledge of the subject. • Friend/Associate: A person who knows the subject socially, preferably away from both work and home. • Knowledgeable Person: A person who knows the subject in some other context (e.g., a banker or attorney or real estate agent who conducts business on behalf of the subject or a clerk in a store where the subject shops frequently).