Security Clearance news

Domestic Violence Incidents Lead to Clearance Denial
Domestic violence incidents are usually result in uncontrolled emotional responses caused by irritation or aggravation with the behavior of a partner. Situations can escalate quickly and turn physical. In the security clearance world this type of behavior is a concern under Guideline E: Personal Conduct and Guideline J: Criminal Conduct. There are

DCSA Prepares Focus on Cleaning Up Periodic Reinvestigations
For the last three years the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) have put periodic reinvestigations (PR) on hold in order to reduce the huge investigation backlog. Now that the backlog is down to a steady state flow, DCSA is now starting to focus on cleaning up
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.