Halatack Testing & Registration Protocol - Informative II

• Team Administration: Holds oversight and appeals authority (see Section 11).
• Chiefs of Agents: Responsible for administering agents and ensuring adherence to this protocol. Each Test Division appoints a single Chief as the primary accountable officer.
• Office of Security & Compliance: Monitors operational integrity, data protection, and chain-of-custody for candidate records.

• Tests are sequential and cumulative; passing each stage is required to continue.
• Tests are administered covertly to elicit authentic responses; they are not presented as formal examinations.
• Confidentiality, candidate welfare, and legal compliance are mandatory. Any breach triggers immediate review and may lead to disqualification.
• All actions are recorded and retained per Halatack Data Retention Schedule (Ref: DRS-2025-02).

4.1 Stage 1 — Test of Slander (Resilience)

• Chief Administrator: H. Mohammed (Chief — Slander Division)
• Objective: Evaluate candidate response to defamation/false accusation scenarios without compromising ethical standards or organizational reputation.
• Key Controls:
  • Appointment-based initiation.
  • One-on-one administration.
  • Covert presentation.
• Pass Outcome: Issuance of temporary credentialing (temporary email: user@registers.halatack.com), initial HABC digits, and entry into Stage 2 scheduling.
• Failure Outcome: Immediate termination of candidacy; all preliminary credentials revoked.

4.2 Stage 2 — Test of Trust (Confidentiality)

• Chief Administrator: H. Amal (Chief — Trust Division)
• Objective: Assess candidate handling of sensitive information, judgment under confidentiality pressure, and consistent reliability.
• Key Controls:
  • Unannounced timing.
  • Single-agent administration.
  • Scenario-based evaluation.
• Pass Outcome: Assignment to an HB team (initial low rank), provisional access to secure communications, progression to Stage 3.
• Failure Outcome: Disqualification and credential revocation.

4.3 Stage 3 — Test of Kinship (Loyalty)

• Chief Administrator: S. Ismaiel (Chief — Kinship Division)
• Objective: Measure willingness to prioritize organizational mission over external loyalties, and long-term alignment with Halatack values.
• Key Controls:
  • Extended evaluation window.
  • Multi-interaction scenarios.
  • In-depth observation.
• Pass Outcome: Issuance of permanent HAI ID, final registration package, permanent agent email (user@agents.halatack.com), and full access.
• Failure Outcome: Final disqualification; permanent bar from reapplication.

• Agents administering Tests are certified per Agent Training Standard (ATS-4).
• Each agent documents encounters in encrypted candidate files. Physical or electronic evidence is handled under strict chain-of-custody procedures.
• Board Chiefs review and ratify pass/fail determinations.

• Verbal and non-verbal responses, decision-making under stress, adherence to organizational values, and consistency across interactions.
• Scoring rubrics and minimum pass thresholds are maintained by the Office of Board Operations (Ref: Eval-Rubric/2025).

• Credentials issued at each stage are incremental and conditional. Use of credentials is governed by Access Control Policy (ACP-7).
• All credential provisioning is logged and auditable.

• Candidate data handled per Halatack Privacy Standard (HPS-1) and applicable local laws.
• Unauthorized disclosure or misuse of candidate information is cause for immediate disciplinary action.

• Candidate records retained per DRS-2025-02.
• Secure disposal of failed candidate materials occurs per Disposal Protocol DSP-1.

• Policy amendments require Board approval.
• Any procedural dispute or suspected abuse escalates to the Office of Security & Compliance for independent review.

• Annex A: Evaluation Rubrics (Eval-Rubric/2025)
• Annex B: Agent Certification Standard (ATS-4)
• Annex C: Data Retention Schedule (DRS-2025-02)
• Annex D: Access Control Policy (ACP-7)