Just to clarify, this is regarding a wear and carry permit, correct? And that allows for concealed carry? Forgive the stupid question. Haven't been a MD resident for very long and still learning the state laws.
The letter should be drafted on letterhead or other official stationary and should contain, at a minimum, the following information:
Your name and current level of Federal Security Clearance eligibility (Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI, Secret, etc)
A statement from the Security Manager confirming that you have routine and daily access to materials classified at your current clearance level
The name and contact information for the Security Manager drafting the document
I see one potentially insurmountable problem already:
I don't know but can pretty much guess Uncle Sugar is going to have a BIG issue with telling non-cleared people in MSP (and the rest of the world) about how often and at what level a cleared employee accesses secret info. That this would be a problem shouldn't have been hard to figure out. I respect FLD and know they have a hard job but honestly some of this stuff an eighth grader could figure out beforehand.
What the MSP is asking for constitutes a security infraction, if my memory serves. That's why, as an OP above mentioned, most Federal security officials and all of the self-aware contractor FSOs will simply throw away the letter.
The MSP LD really does need to install a mirror, look into it several times a day, and realize they are not anywhere as Important as they think they are.
I see one potentially insurmountable problem already:
I don't know but can pretty much guess Uncle Sugar is going to have a BIG issue with telling non-cleared people in MSP (and the rest of the world) about how often and at what level a cleared employee accesses secret info. That this would be a problem shouldn't have been hard to figure out. I respect FLD and know they have a hard job but honestly some of this stuff an eighth grader could figure out beforehand.
You are correct. Pax River asked legal for their opinion on the matter, and legal said not to comply. Also, LD knows this, and claims every other agency has no problem doing this, but pax is being a stick in the mud.
Previous posters are correct. There is no way any security manager or supervisor is going to divulge clearance info to MSP. They are just happily chugging along blocking one avenue after another that any honest citizen comes up with to get a permit.
Not that it'll do any good, but I sent an email to MSP outlining some of the errors of their request. We'll see if I get a reply.
MSP is well aware of NAVAIR pax's legal opinion. Personally I think their requirement is written specifically to ask for what NAVAIR won't provide. Security has suggested other options that are permissible, that MSP refuses to accept.
MSP is well aware of NAVAIR pax's legal opinion. Personally I think their requirement is written specifically to ask for what NAVAIR won't provide. Security has suggested other options that are permissible, that MSP refuses to accept.