Security Clearance news
Financial Issues Continue to be the Top Reason for Clearance Denials
After taking a quick peek at the latest Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case it is still clear without a doubt that financial issues dominate as the number one reason applicants are denied security clearance eligibility. The types of issues run from running up credit card debts and
Background Investigator Uncovers a Trail of Lies by a DOE Contractor
A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor was denied clearance eligibility based on his inability to be forthright and honest about the extent of his illegal drug use. What set this particular appeals case apart from other similar cases was the extent his lies, both on the SF-86 questionnaire and in
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…