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Australian Government Security Clearances for Five Eyes Alliance Reciprocity
The United States is a member of the intelligence alliance known as the “Fives Eyes” which includes Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom. As such, classified intelligence and threat information is shared among the members of the alliance. Obviously, the intelligence staff and others involved must be vetted
Peeping Tom Denied Security Clearance Reinstatement
A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor had his security clearance suspended by the local security office due to concerns related to sexual and criminal conduct after he reported he had been arrested and charged with engaging in lewd conduct, peeking, and invasion of privacy. After an administrative review, the decision
It’s security theater
This guy’s investigation was presumably conducted “in person” and was apparently done horribly. Perhaps this is the case that will grab enough attention to swing us back into real “in…
Very doubtful that DCSA and the U.S. government will revert back to in person interviews.
For anyone who remembers the aftermath of the 2013 Navy yard shooting, there was definitely a push to keep your “telephone source interview” numbers down after the bad publicity on…