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Problems with Education Verifications Through the National Student Clearinghouse
All national security background investigations have required checks that must be completed in order for the investigation to meet federal investigative standards. One of the required checks is verifying claimed higher education transcripts and degrees. Prior to the existence of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and its predecessor, the National
People’s Republic of China Contacts Sink Security Clearance Application
It seems everyday you hear about technology, trade secrets or proprietary theft by foreign agents acting on behalf of China and it is well known their aggressive cyber-espionage threat, not only to the United States, but the entire world is high. The U.S. State Department has established a “One China”
I have had this happen to me on more than one occasion. I had the acceptable level of eligibility for access for a job at an IC and when I…
Perhaps the justification that IC agencies use for a new SF86, investigation, and poly, are for a suitability review, and not access to classified information. Suitability has always been the…
Vanilla_Spice22: I was told to fill out another SF-86 This is pretty standard. The contractor can’t hang on to these things anymore, they pass them to the customer who does…
Vanilla_Spice22: If you want job, you cooperate and comply with any reasonable request made by the hiring agency, including filling out a new SF86, even if the request violates reciprocity…