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Security Clearance Process

Paying your mortgage and monthly bills using credit cards is a recipe for disaster, especially if you are only making the minimum required payments. The interest rates alone will cause the debts to snowball out of control. This happened to a security clearance applicant who had his clearance eligibility denied

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Background Investigations

Background investigators go through a lot of hoops to be certified to conduct federal background investigations. First, they must undergo the Top-Secret security clearance process, then attend and pass the field investigator training course. Once those are completed, they receive their badges and system accesses, then hit the street, learning

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Obtaining Security Clearance

I recently ran across a most unusual Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case where the applicant previously had his clearance revoked in 2020…
Security Clearance Denial

I see this over and over in security clearance denial cases. The applicant fails to disclose something that in and of itself is not serious…
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Security Clearance Process

The news outlets are brimming with stories about the massive amount of federal government workers getting fired, taking the deferred resignation offer, or getting ousted…
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