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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) published their latest investigation processing stats a few days ago. This includes the processing of the investigations and the adjudication piece of it. They also provided the numbers on how many were enrolled in Trusted Workforce (TW) 1.25 Continuous Vetting (CV)and Rap Back enrollment. There is a

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Security Clearance Denial

I ran across a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involving a former U.S. Marine Corp (USMC) officer who had elected to receive an “Other Than Honorable” type discharge in April of 2020 in lieu of being court martialed for misconduct involving sexual harassment, fraternization, and using

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