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How Freezing Your Credit Impacts Background Investigations
With all of the scams, identity theft and other nefarious activity going on these days more and more people are opting to freeze their credit to prevent unauthorized access or fraud. This is a conundrum for security clearance applicants or current holders when undergoing a background investigation because it will
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Lying on Security Forms is a Sure Way to Get Denied a Security Clearance
On this forum we have repeatedly stressed honesty and full disclosure when filling out the SF-86 application for a security clearance and advising applicants to take responsibility for previous conduct or behavior that may be of concern. Most FSOs and Security Managers grill their applicants and provide the same advice.
Amberbunny2: CI is short, to the point. Keep in mind, the examiner can expand the scope if need be (and they get to decide what be needed). I knew a…
Why won’t you consider it? Just because of the poly?
Is it best practice to just answer yes/no/idk and give no other info unless they ask for more?
In my opinion, the risk of undergoing a polygraph examination is not worth the potential rewards. In the event you don’t pass, or worse still, end up being accused of…