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Security Clearance Denial

In a recent Department of Energy clearance denial appeal the judge turned the tables on the applicant’s argument that he misunderstood the questions on the SF-86 application as to why he didn’t disclose delinquent taxes, debts, and arrests. The issues in this case involved the applicant failing to file his taxes, getting

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Background InvestigationsSecurity Clearance Process

You were hired on for that dream job, flew through the background investigation process (well, maybe not really, but one can hope), and were granted a security clearance. What should you do now? I always recommend you request a copy of your own closed background investigation to keep for future

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

A reporter from a national news source has contacted ClearanceJobs asking for investigators' opinions on what's wrong with the clearance investigation process and how it…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

From the "really bad timing" department, a few days ago the DSS alerted FSOs that TS clearance periodic reinvestigations would be suspended for industry through…
Adjudication

The topic of sex crimes/sexual assault in the military has been all over the news recently. Several high-profile incidents involving service members and sexual assault…