ClearanceJobs Blog where you can read and discuss government security clearance process, sf86, how to get a security clearance job and background investigations issues. Please read our getting started section before posting.

Security Clearance news

Security Clearance Denial

A contractor employee working for the Department of Energy had his security clearance suspended because he was caught viewing pornography at work on his government computer. After an administrative inquiry was conducted by the local security office, it was determined that the employee had been viewing sexually explicit material at

Read More |Discuss
Security Clearance Denial

In one of the more unusual security clearance denial appeals I have run across, a DOE applicant successfully pled his case in front of the judge after explaining the circumstances of why he failed to list his military service in the Army from 1978-1984. He also had to explain why

Read More |Discuss

Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Jobs

Job searching and career networking for security-cleared professionals isn't a casual affair - it's something we take seriously at ClearanceJobs.com. The security and safety of…
Obtaining Security Clearance

A Freedom of Information Act release of information about Steve Jobs made following his Oct. 5, 2011 death has unearthed a 191-page FBI file about…
Background InvestigationsSecurity Clearance Jobs

We're launching a new article series at ClearanceJobs.com highlighting security clearance professions. If you work in the security clearance industry and would like to be…