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Adjudication

It has been a while since I have focused on the adjudicator’s role in the security clearance process, but a recent Department of Justice report of investigation caught my eye, specifically because it detailed the failure of senior Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) managers to follow the recommendations of personnel security adjudicators in suspending

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Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

I have seen an uptick in the number of cases taken on by Federal prosecutors related to security clearance holders caught lying on the SF-86. It seems that this particular long-standing issue has garnered more attention in the current clearance reform arena and providing false information is being taken more

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Jobs

Hello all, Here's your gift...Early next year (by end of  Q1 hopefully) we plan to release a new look and new functionality to this blog. …
Security Clearance Process

Two recent articles at ClearanceJobs.com note the rise – and importance – of professional security clearance attorneys. If you have a difficult clearance situation, or…
Security Clearance Jobs

On 16 November 2012 the following was posted on the Defense Security Service (DSS) website under “User/System Alerts:”   DSS Notice Regarding Secession Petitions November…