inton ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁established ▁uniform ▁policies ▁for ▁allowing ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁access ▁to ▁class ified ▁information . ▁It ▁detailed ▁standards ▁for ▁dis closure , ▁el ig ibility ▁requirements ▁and ▁levels ▁of ▁access , ▁and ▁administrative ▁procedures ▁for ▁grant ing ▁or ▁den ying ▁access ▁and ▁for ▁appe aling ▁such ▁determin ations . ▁It ▁expanded ▁on ▁the ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ' s ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 1 0 4 5 0 ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 1 2 9 6 8 ▁required ▁as ▁an ▁initial ▁condition ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁class ified ▁information ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁financial ▁dis closure ▁statements ▁" including ▁information ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁sp ouse ▁and ▁dependent ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁employee " ▁with ▁possible ▁annual ▁updates , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁reporting ▁of ▁all ▁foreign ▁travel . ▁These ▁requirements ▁constit uted ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁recent ▁Ald rich ▁Am es ▁sp y ▁case . ▁In ▁another ▁innov ation , ▁those ▁receiving ▁security ▁clear ances ▁would ▁now ▁have ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁previously ▁had ▁to ▁ac quire ▁through ▁its ▁own ▁investig ations . ▁As ▁a ▁counter bal ance ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁bur dens ▁placed ▁on ▁employees , ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 1 2 9 6 8 ▁detailed ▁that ▁an ▁applic ant ▁for ▁a ▁security ▁clear ance ▁had ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁hearing ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁written ▁explanation ▁and ▁documentation ▁if ▁denied . ▁ ▁Civil ▁libert ies ▁groups ▁expressed