Definitions of unsettled on the Web: still in doubt; an unsettled issue; an unsettled state of mind. changeable: subject to change; a changeable climate; the weather is uncertain; unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other. wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn.
Credit and criminal history checks will be conducted on all applicants. For a Top Secret security clearance, the background investigation includes additional record checks which can verify citizenship for the applicant and family members, verification of birth, education, employment history, and military history.
There are two levels of clearance: 1  Secret Secret clearance is only granted after a reliability status is cleared, with a positive CSIS security assessment. 2  Top Secret In addition to the checks at the Secret level, foreign travels, assets, and character references must be given.