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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is responsible for enforcing compliance with the Controlled Substances Act, thus, their threshold for tolerance of illegal or experimental drug use for job applicants is much lower than other federal agencies, and this includes the use of marijuana or THC products. Currently, the DEA timeline

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Security Clearance Process

With periodic reinvestigations gone by the wayside and replaced by Continuous Evaluation, it is even more important for security clearance holders to understand what their self-reporting requirements are in accordance with Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 3. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s (DCSA) training branch, the Center for Development

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

I ran across a rather unusual Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involving serious criminal conduct occurring in 2007. In most cases, the…
Security Clearance Process

Background investigators can tell you they hate it when they are interviewing someone who has listed information way beyond what the scope of the questions…
Security Clearance Denial

When a clearance applicant certifies the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86), they are signing to say their statements on the form, and on any attachments to…