Goodbye SF-86? White House approves ‘Personnel Vetting Questionnaire’

The Standard Form-86, a long-used questionnaire for government positions requiring security clearance, is set to be phased out after the White House Office of Management and Budget approved a new form replacing the SF-86 and several other legacy forms.

I spoke with John Berry, a security clearance attorney at Berry and Berry PLLC law firm, about some of the big changes new “Personnel Vetting Questionnaire,” including questions around marijuana use, mental health history, and foreign connections.