Security Clearance news
Scams Artists from China Target Unwitting Security Clearance Applicants
I have noticed an uptick in the number of Defense Office of Hearing an Appeals (DOHA) cases involving security clearance applicants who unwittingly fell for scams involving foreign nationals from China. How does this happen? Here are two actual DOHA case scenarios: This security clearance applicant meets a Chinese woman online in
Smoking Weed Will Not be an Automatic Disqualifier for IC Jobs
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a provision for the 2023 Intelligence Authorization Act that will amend current language regarding past marijuana use which is a disqualifier for some federal agencies like the Drug Enforcement Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, and a few others. This follows a similar trend in policy shifts
It sure is! I think us investigators should just boycott doing RSI work until they come up with a better solution because I know personally if someone called me out…
In theory it’s a great idea to discuss significant issues sooner vs later, but in practice it’s a mess. IF you can get a call back, some of these cases…
ha! I just got rid of a case where I found out the subject is currently incarcerated for aggravated assault. no wonder why he wasn’t calling me back.
exactly. RSI’s are not a bad idea in theory, but the way they are executing them is beyond ridiculous. I also had one where we had to discuss an arrest…