Security Clearance news
Three Security Clearance Applicants All Denied for Marijuana Use
Three security clearance applicants were initially denied clearance eligibility by the DoD due to concerns with on-going involvement with marijuana use. They all appealed to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA). Here are the highlights of the cases. The first applicant submitted his SF-86 and admitted to using
Submitting an Updated SF-86 is Required Every 5 Years for All Clearance Holders
In the past, security clearance holders had to undergo a periodic reinvestigation every 5 years for Top Secret and 10 years for Secret. When the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) took over background investigations from the Office of Personnel Management, it gradually instituted continuous evaluation protocols to ween off
FWIW FSO’s do not get notifications when an RSI pops up on one of our employees. I see them in DISS profiles but only if I’m checking for something else…
Maybe send out a blanket statement that if you work here, break the law, don’t pay your bills, have unreported foreign activities/contacts/travel, etc. etc. etc., expect a phone call to…
So I worked with at least one agency that had a team of people who would contact SUBJECTS/INDIVIDUALS beforehand, so when the case was assigned to the investigator they had…
that is exactly what needs to happen. maybe I’ll suggest it to my higher up. I really get anxiety just getting assigned a RSI because I already know it’s going…