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Personnel Security Questionnaires (PSQs), ca. 1950-1993

Location:

Active:
Inactive: LANL, Technical Area 59, Room 207, Los Alamos, NM 87545

Access Restrictions: Records are unclassified and may be a Privacy Act System of Records.	*Volume*: 9 microfilm cabinet drawers (519 reels)
Accession or Other ID Number: None	Condition: Good
Container Number: Drawers 1-9	Medium: Microfilm
Scanning Suitability: Series consists of microfilm.	*Duplication*: Unknown

Arrangement: Alphabetical by name

Originating Office: Sites overseen by the Albuquerque Area Office

Finding Aids: Logs containing names, birthdates, and social security numbers are kept in Room 207.

Disposition Authority: Unscheduled

Series Description: These are the Personnel Security Questionnaires (PSQs) completed by persons at Albuquerque Area Office sites requesting security clearances from the Department of Energy. The PSQs provide names, current and previous addresses, dates and places of birth, social security numbers, educational backgrounds, employment histories, names and addresses of family and personal references, and organizational memberships. PSQs are used to investigate the backgrounds of individuals applying for sensitive positions with the federal government and its contractors. They contain information about personal activities that may indicate a security risk.

For related records, see II. General, Personnel Security Questionnaire (PSQ) Database Logs, 1993-1994.

Data Elements: 7-13, 17-18, 20-23, 28, 30