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Security Clearance Denial

Through the end of November this year the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) Board held 1,142 hearings for appeals on adverse security clearance determinations, eligibility for placement into public trust position or a Common Access Card denial. For comparison, I included last year’s numbers (through November 2015) in

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Adjudication

Alcohol consumption is legal (if you are of age) and it is perfectly acceptable and normal in most social settings, right? So why is it a potential issue for those who want or already have a security clearance? Alcohol affects each individual a bit differently, but when someone drinks excessively

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

In an OPM rule finalized this week, agencies will have to reinvestigate employees in public trust positions every five years. The rule was initially proposed…
Security Clearance Denial

Writing a book criticizing the way your organization does its job and writing a critical blog post linking to a classified document on Wikileaks may…
Background Investigations

While we often talk broadly about the time it takes to process security clearances, the investigation itself is the heart of security clearance adjudication. After…