What is the final step in the suitability action procedures?

• A. The decision.
• B. To notify the subject of the proposed action.
• C. To allow the subject to answer the charges.
• D. To collect additional evidence.

Answer: (A)

In suitability action procedures, the final step is issuing the decision. After the action is proposed, the subject is notified and given a chance to respond, and the agency may collect additional evidence as needed to build a complete record. Once all relevant information has been considered, the adjudicative authority weighs it and renders a formal decision on whether the individual is suitable and what action, if any, will be taken. That decision, and its implementation, completes the adjudicative process. The other steps—notification of the proposed action, allowing the subject to answer, and collecting more evidence—occur earlier to ensure due process and a full record.