Security Clearance news
Failure to Pay Student Loans Leads to Clearance Denial
Financial considerations continue to be the top issue in the denial of eligibility for a security clearance. I have noticed a few recent appeals to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) where clearance applicants are using the President’s decision to hold student loan payments in abeyance as an excuse when submitting their
Clearance Applicant with a Full House of Issues
Usually, security clearance applicants who are denied eligibility for access to classified information have one or two disqualifying factors that cannot be mitigated. Well, a recent Department of Energy (DOE) contractor takes the cake, hitting over half of the thirteen national security adjudicative guidelines. Here are the highlights from his appeal to
Well, here’s where we argue definitions, or at least start splitting hairs… Once your entire background investigation is finally adjudicated, you can get briefed or “read on,” and then you…
A new FY2026 Q4 breakdown has been reported: Top Secret adjudication now averages 158 days, compared with 126 days in FY2026 Q3. Security Clearance Process Map · FSOtools
I followed up with my company and they told me the “poly is in review” even though I was told I passed on the spot. Any idea what this could…
Just making its way through what are no doubt several hurdles.