<Li> Q Clearance--Allows access to Classified information up to and including TOP SECRET data with the special designation: Restricted Data (TS / / RD) and special Q - Cleared "security" areas Such as, The White House, The Pentagon, The Hall of Congress and the Supreme Court Room of the United States Federal Government . This level of clearance is granted alongside L Clearance, This level of clearance is also specifically granted to very few members of government Such as, The Current President of the United States, The Secretary of Defense, The Chairmen of The Department of Homeland Security, All Four and Five Star General and Admirals in the United States Military and All Former Presidents of the United States . </Li> <Li> L Clearance--Allows access to Classified information up to and including SECRET data with the special designation: Formerly Restricted Data (S / / FRD) and special L - Cleared "limited" areas . </Li> <P> Despite the common misconception, a public trust position is not a security clearance, and is not the same as the confidential designation . Certain positions which require access to sensitive information, but not information which is classified, must obtain this designation through a background check . Public Trust Positions can either be moderate - risk or high - risk . </P> <P> Information "above Top Secret" is either Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) or special access program (SAP) which are phrases used by media . It is not truly "above" Top Secret, since there is no civilian clearance higher than Top Secret . SCI information may be either Secret or Top Secret, but in either case it has additional controls on dissemination beyond those associated with the classification level alone . In order to gain SCI Access, one would need to have a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI). Compartments of information are identified by code names . This is one means by which the "need to know" principle is formally and automatically enforced . </P>

What type of security clearance is public trust