What are my possible courses of action when I receive my email invitation to fill out SF85?
• Do not respond. In this case, no background investigation of you will take place, although OPM will still have an account of you with your name, SSN, and date and place of birth. If you are thinking of taking this course of action, you are encouraged to join the Yahoo mailing list (see instructions below) to discuss your legal situation. • Respond before October 5. If you have concerns about HSPD-12, it is recommended that you wait until October 5 to comply. This carries no risk for you– you will not be terminated, and you will not need to go on leave without pay. If many people do this, a couple of positive things are possible: (1) A successful legal result can be achieved prior to October, saving all those people from the intrusive background investigations, and (2) Many people will need to be processed in October, forcing JPL and NASA to delay the process. • Experience a glitch preventing you from completing SF85 before October 5. This is not something you can choose, but it is h
