Security Clearance news
File and Pay Your Taxes or Risk Clearance Denial
For those that find themselves deployed to a combat zone, take heed in regards to filing and paying state taxes. In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case involving state tax delinquencies, the board denied the applicant’s appeal. Here are the particulars of the case: This applicant was deployed
Background Investigation Costs for FY 2018
Now that we are in the new fiscal year, the new billing rates for background investigations and various other checks conducted by the National Background Investigations Bureau have kicked in. According to Federal Investigative Notice (FIN) 17-04 issued last March, the costs for all five tiers of investigations and reinvestigations
It doesn’t work at DCSA Personal Appearances. It works at DOHA hearings and at other agency hearings where they generally follow the Federal Rules of Evidence. To be completely accurate,…
Thanks for the response. This is very interesting stuff from a legal standpoint. How does the gov’t “prosecute” a case without the official investigative file?
I didn’t say “investigative file.” The investigative file contains more than the investigators’ report. There’s the SF86, credit report, attachments to the investigators’ report, and sometimes documents from other federal…
Finally had the sit-down with the DCSA agent. The entire thing seems weird to me… Prior to the meeting, I asked for a copy of the document I’d be signing,…