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Paying your mortgage and monthly bills using credit cards is a recipe for disaster, especially if you are only making the minimum required payments. The interest rates alone will cause the debts to snowball out of control. This happened to a security clearance applicant who had his clearance eligibility denied

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Background Investigations

Background investigators go through a lot of hoops to be certified to conduct federal background investigations. First, they must undergo the Top-Secret security clearance process, then attend and pass the field investigator training course. Once those are completed, they receive their badges and system accesses, then hit the street, learning

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

I have noticed an uptick in the number of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases involving foreign influence. It could be a coincidence, but…
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Security Clearance Process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) recently announced changes to required training for Insider Threat Program Personnel to address the increasingly aggressive tactics used…
Security Clearance Process

As is evidenced by numerous state laws, the use of marijuana (THC) products for medical use is quite common now even though still illegal under…
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