Unfavorable personnel security determination

Definition
An unfavorable personnel security determination is

{{Quote|[a]ny one or a combination of the following scenarios:


 * Denial/revocation of clearance for access to classified information
 * Denial/revocation of access to classified information
 * Denial/revocation of a Special Access Authorization (AA), including access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
 * Non-appointment/non-selection for appointment to a sensitive position
 * Non-appointment/non-selection for any other position requiring trustworthiness
 * Reassignment to a position of lesser sensitivity or to a non-sensitive position
 * Non-acceptance for or discharge for the Armed Forces when any of the foregoing actions are based on derogatory information of personnel security significance