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State Department Duplicates Investigative Efforts
There are some things just make you shake your head and wonder why? In the background investigation world, quite often it is the Department of State (DoS) who are involved in things that don’t quite pass the common sense test. Let me give you an example of a scenario I
Contractor Overcomes Drug Use and Lack of Candor to Keep Clearance
Many on this forum ask how long is long enough after the last use of illegal drugs. There is no set timeline for adjudicators to use. It depends on several factors: circumstances; age; type; recency; and probability of reoccurrence. A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involved
It’s not how I feel it’s what I’ve heard from the Fed’s for years what I’m conveying. They seem to be an entitled bunch of whiners for only carrying 30%…
Duetooversight: an entitled bunch of whiners for only carrying 30% of their agency workload Some places I’ve worked, they don’t even carry that much.
Ding ding ding Correct! What goes up must come down.
Attention, be advised from this time forth please use the following introduction. “Hello my name is blah blah blah and I’m a Special Messenger working on your background investigation for…