Every year, thousands of U.S. citizens are sponsored, either by their employing organization (which is performing work service for the U.S. Government) or directly by the U.S. Government (prior to being offered employment by the Government) for the usually lengthy investigation and adjudication process that takes place prior to being granted (or not being granted) a high-level security clearance status.   At the present time (i.e., in the years shortly following the 9/11 terrorist attack) it is not at all unusual for the investigation/adjudication process to take well over two years to complete prior to any final decision being reached.  For both the individual employee or employment applicant as well as the employing organization or the Government itself, a great deal of money, as well as other factors such as psychological stresses, personal inconvenience, etc., can rest upon the final decision to grant or not grant the required security clearance status.  In this type of life situation, to be able to predict whether the final security clearance granting decision will be one of success or failure would be a very valuable prognostication or prediction ability.

     The question then can be asked – are there any existing prediction or prognostication procedures, instruments, means or instruments available that can realistically and successfully be used to accurately predict success or failure in being eventually granted a high-level security clearance by the U.S. Government?  Other than perhaps resorting or the reading of tea leaves or relying on some fortune teller procedure, there exists only one procedure that is soundly based upon scientific logic, is objective, and produces predictions at a very accurate level.  This procedure, which has absolute no competitors at all, is a psychological testing instrument that is currently commercially available for use.  It is known as the Personnel Security Standards Psychological Questionnaire (PSSPQ) and was first initially developed in the late 1980s and has been the focus of a great deal of developmental research ever since.  It has been shown to possess very acceptable reliability of measurement and its empirical predictive validity is seen to be so high that a better than 95% prediction accuracy rate can be claimed.

     The PSSPQ was developed solely by Dr. LeRoy A. Stone, whose professional background and history is extensive and is easily available (i.e., see: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/home.html) for inspection and evaluation.  Dr. Stone continues to be the sole provider of commercial usage of the PSSPQ.  To inquire about possible use of the PSSPQ (test administration and interpreted results from testing) one should contact Dr. at his Email address:  lastone2@earthlink.net.  One  may also to to:  http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspq.html, the PSSPQ’s home/index page.  Further instructions for individuals interested in ‘taking’ the PSSPQ and obtaining its results can be found at:  http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/individualsales.html.

     The most important matter to remember is that if one is interested in obtaining accurate (based upon sound scientific logic and procedures) predictions regarding eventual success or failure when being evaluated/adjudicated for high-level security clearance status, there are available no other scientifically-based procedures or techniques  – there are no competitors to the PSSPQ (i.e., Personnel Security Standards Psychological Questionnaire).  If you are interested in an ‘early-on’ prediction of whether you will be successful or not if you are to be processed or are being processed by the U.S. Government for potential high-level security clearance status, use of the PSSPQ is the ‘only game in town;’ that is, if you are truly interested in a highly accurate, scientifically-based origin for the prediction.

 For anyone with bona fide interest in the subject material presented in this Web Page,
the reader is strongly encouraged to also take a look at the additional following Web
Page sections' addresses, that also describe important aspects and matters associated with use of the PSSPQ.  There may be some duplication, but not necessarily so, between the below
given links and some of the links given in some of the above paragraphs.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspq.html
(This can be considered to be the PSSPQ index/home page)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspqfaq.html
(This is the "frequently asked questions" that pertain to the PSSPQ)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/atyourservicepsspq.html
(More valuable information about use of PSSPQ obtained information)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/howtotakepsspq.html
(This one is especially important as it describes, in detail, the procedure one
must go through in order to purchase an administration [i.e., to ‘take’],
obtain results and interpretation of the PSSPQ)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/hrandsecdirectors.html
(Describes how the PSSPQ can be used by directors of offices of
human resources and/or security)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/increasesuccesschances.html
(Describes how a job applicant/candidate can improve his employment
chances with PSSPQ obtained information)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/individualsales.html
(Describes use/value of the PSSPQ for individuals)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/onlyonepsspq.html
(Describes how the PSSPQ is the only such prediction instrument in
existence)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspqreliabilityvalidity.html
(Describes the technical psychometric reliability and validity information
regarding the PSSPQ)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/securityclearancewaiting.html
(Being administered the PSSPQ and learning its results can be expected
to be a very smart job-hunting decision that can easily lead to increased
chances for job-obtaining success.  To decide to 'take' the PSSPQ can
prove to be a very wise decision indeed!)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/britishcommonwealth.html
(Describes that the PSSPQ logically, and based upon empirical data
results, can accurately predict success/failure for being granted
high-level security clearance status by some of the more major
British Commonwealth countries)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/natocountries.html
(Describes that the PSSPQ logically, and based upon some limited
empirical data results, can accurately predict success/failure for being
granted high-level security clearance status by some of the more major
NATO Countries)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/governmentdisliketest.html
(This presentation desccribes the very interesting history of the
development of the PSSPQ, especially involving the description of how
various U.S. Government agencies [including some military services],
back in the late 1980s, attempted to sabotage or stop any further
development of this testing instrument.  Dr. Stone was issued 'cease
and desist' instructions by his ten employing intelligence agency
regarding any further development of his PSSPQ.)

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspqcertificate.html
This set of pages details Dr. Stone's recent decision to 'award' an
attractive certificate that communicates that it's recipient 'passed' the
PSSPQ at a 'high level' and that this inplies that the recipient can be
expected to be highly successful regarding the granting of high-level
security clearance status.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspqcomparison.html
This section describes in detail how the PSSPQ is exclusively the only
actually available source of predictive information regarding possible
success/failure to be granted high-level security clearance status. 

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~lastone2/psspqhelpgetclearance.html
This set of web site pages is devoted to description of advantages of
becoming knowledgeable regarding whether oneself will be successful
or not in eventually being granted high-level security clearance status.

Thanks for Your Interest and Good Luck!