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Security Clearance Process

For a long while now security clearance reform proponents  have talked about using continuous evaluation processes in lieu of 5 or 10 year reinvestigations to find and weed out those clearance holders who might be less than worthy of having access to classified information. The Defense Security Service (DSS) recently

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Security Clearance Process

The proposed Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House and currently pending Senate approval contains a few sections pertaining to improving and expediting the process by security clearance processes. The House Armed Services Committee (ASC) noted that while some progress has been made by the National

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

e-QIP This article is not designed to be an item-by-item instruction manual for completing the Standard Form 86 (SF 86)/electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing (eQIP),…
Obtaining Security Clearance

Adjudicating security clearances isn't an easy job. It requires personal integrity, and offers a variety of challenges. A contributor recently outlined the some of the…
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Background Investigations

The latest step in the wave of security clearance reform is a renewed effort to apply 'continuous monitoring' to security-cleared professionals. The 2014 Intelligence Authorization…