Personnel Security Interview

The PSI is an hour and a half to two hour-long interview that seeks a variety of information on the applicant's suitability and security. The subjects discussed are:

  1. Scope of background investigation
    • Not read by some interviewers; gives important information that the scope of information requested is from age 18 and up except for arrests and employment-related matters
  2. Name and identifying information
  3. Citizenship
    • Dual citizenship and home country issues are discussed.
  4. Education information and discipline in educational facilities
  5. Negative employment history
  6. Clubs, organizations, and activities
  7. Relatives and associates
  8. Roommates and co-habitants
  9. Military service
  10. Foreign activities and contacts
  11. Foreign travel
  12. Psychiatric/Psychological health
  13. Police record
  14. Alcohol and drug use
  15. Finances
  16. Civil court actions
  17. Allegiance to the United States
  18. Personal conduct
  19. Miscellaneous
    • Have you ever failed a polygraph, etc.

The full form is available here.

After the PSI, the applicant is fingerprinted with the traditional fingerprint cards (as of May 2009), and escorted from the office. The drug urinalysis test may or may not be conducted on the same day, depending on scheduling.