Who actually makes decisions about security clearances?
These decisions or eligibility determinations are made by personnel security adjudicators who are located in 9 DoD central adjudication facilities. An adjudicator is a government official who makes a decision about eligibility for access to classified information based on all available investigative information. Adjudicators can also revoke an existing clearance if sufficient information comes to light that shows that continued eligibility would present an unacceptable risk to national security.
