Security Clearance news
Defense Security and Counterintelligence Agency Unveils New Website
The new Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) website went live last week, replacing the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) and Defense Security Service (DSS) websites as the authoritative resource for background investigation and security clearance processing. The NBIB and DSS links will stay active through December 2019 while at
Foreign Influence Flags and Mitigation
I have noticed an uptick in the number of cases reviewed by the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) involving foreign influence concerns. Security clearance applicants were denied eligibility under a variety of factors listed under Guideline B; Foreign Influence. Here are some examples of the concerns involved: Applicant’s
FWIW I found out after the fact we had an Eligibility Pending and it was granted one year to the day after the Eligibility Pending posted. Her case was also…
I just replied somewhere else that someone I used to work with did not hear anything for a year and a half from submitting their forms to first interview. That…
UPDATE: A few weeks ago I submitted a congressional inquiry, heard back from my representative few days later that they had submitted an update request to DCSA, and exactly one…
Congrats! Looks like you must have just got lost in the fold.