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As we all know, illegal drug use is one of the disqualifiers for being granted a security clearance, but it can be mitigated depending on several factors. Here is a tale of two drug users who applied for a security clearance with the Department of Energy. Case #1: This applicant

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Security Clearance Denial

The Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals has started 2018 off with a bang in hearing twenty-four appeal cases, of which twenty-two clearance denial decisions were upheld, one denial decision reversed to clearance granted, and one case remanded back to the original adjudicator for a procedural review. As has historically

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Process

The long-awaited government report on the security clearance process has been released, and it offers a glimpse into the security clearance reforms we can expect to…
Security Clearance Jobs

As public opinion sways, so does the security clearance process. At least that's the argument a contributor at ClearanceJobs.com made recently. He unpacked several of…
Security Clearance Process

Among the proposals on the table as Congress looks to reform the security clearance process in the wake of the Navy Yard Shooting - better…