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Information and FAQs for the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security
The Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DSS) is the division that processes and conducts all background investigations for DoS employees and contractors working for DoS. They are one of the few agencies that handle their own investigations in lieu of using the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Falsely Claiming College Degrees and Military Service Results in Clearance Denial
I have read through some pretty interesting case summaries over the years, but this Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case I ran across stood out for the blatant fabrication of information that turned out to be completely false. The DoD initially denied this contractor clearance eligibility based on
I’m not an investigator. I never worked at either of those places. At every agency I’ve worked, the contractors made significantly more than the equivalent feds. But the feds had…
That is a real possibility. Contractors usually cost more but it’s a way for the admininstration to feed business and money making to their donors/supporters in the big business world.…
Civil Servant’s get pensions and much more generous time off/vacation/paternity, etc. and usually they don’t expect to get laid off at any time like contractors could be. It’s a trade…
The contractors don’t make more than the Fed’s in this industry.