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DSS: Contractors Beware of Canadian Coins
This is an odd story, but apparently 100% true. Those pesky Canadians have been slipping coins with tiny radio transmitters hidden inside in the pants of U.S. contractors visiting the country. I’m not entirely sure how contractors would be singled out specifically, but that’s beside the point. The Defense Security Service
Boom Expected in Hiring Security-Cleared workers
From Federal Computer Week: The hiring of workers with security clearances is expected to surge the first quarter of 2007 as a result of the many multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contracts that were awarded in December, according to the first edition of the ClearanceJobs Report for 2007. According to ClearanceJobs.com,
The Chit-Chat Thread
Seems like folks want a place to chat, say what’s on their mind, share interesting job intel, and likewise. This new category and thread is the place for all manner of random discussion.
Too much insecurity, too many security background inquiries
Although I’ve lived in the metro DC area for eight years, I haven’t ever heard of “The Examiner.” A writer by the name of Melanie Scarborough misses the mark in a new article titled “Too much insecurity, too many security background inquiries.” Her somewhat weakly presented point, is that many