Letter of Interrogatory
What it is
A written set of questions put to the individual, used at Energy as an alternative to a personal security interview. Note the terminology trap: in Defense personnel security "LOI" normally means Letter of Intent, which is a different document at a different stage. DOHA’s equivalent instrument is called written interrogatories.
What you do
Answer in writing, completely and consistently with what is already on file. Inconsistency between an answer here and the questionnaire is itself a concern.
Also called
letter of interrogatory, LOI, interrogatory, written interrogatories.
Where this comes from
DOE M 470.4-5, Personnel Security. DOE M 470.4-5 Chapter III section 5 is titled "Letters of Interrogatory"; 32 CFR Part 155 Appendix A authorises DOHA written interrogatories.
Where this sits
Stage: Adverse action, hearing and appeal · Applies to: Energy
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A contested case follows a published path: a Statement of Reasons, the government's written list of its concerns (an SOR), a written answer, a hearing or a decision on the written record, the judge's decision, and in some cases an appeal.
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