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Security Clearance Process

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

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…
Security Clearance Process

Last week's Senate hearing on security clearance reform focused on defense contractors and necessary reforms to prevent another Aaron Alexis from falling through the cracks.…