Top Secret security clearance

[free thinker]

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone here knows about how the top secret security clearance investigation works? I am filling out the necessary papers, however I own 50% of an LLC that I do not want people to know I own. Will this be discovered in an investigation?  I have looked at the documents I was given to fill out, and have not seen anything mentioned therein.

Thank you.

[pailryder]

Yes, it will at some point be discovered.  Make a full disclosure to protect yourself.

[George W. Maschke]

Actually, those applying for top secret clearances are not generally required to divulge the contents of their financial portfolios. However, if such holdings involve "foreign property, business connections, or financial interests," disclosure would be required at Section 17 of Standard Form 86.

[free thinker]

Thank you for the replies, gentlemen.

[xenonman]

Of course, I'd suspect that the level of security paranoia varies from agency to agency.