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Developing a Cybervetting Strategy for Law Enforcement Developing a Cybervetting Strategy for Law EnforcEmEnt Defense Personnel Security Research Center U.S. Department of Defense DEVELOPING A CYBERVETTING STRATEGY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL REPORT Andrée Rose Howard Timm Corrie Pogson Jose Gonzalez Edward Appel Nancy Kolb December 2010 CONTENTS Section 1. Introduction � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Background � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Approach � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 How to Use This Document � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 Section 2. 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