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Obtaining Security Clearance

It is well known that financial issues are the number one cause for security clearance eligibility denials and revocations by the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals. To help address this, the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) recently published a job aid called Financial Considerations: Military Resources that

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Security Clearance Denial

In many security clearance appeals, applicants complete multiple questionnaires but fail to disclose prior drug use on the initial forms—only to admit it on a later one. They often seem unaware that earlier submissions will be reviewed and compared. That is precisely what happened to a DOE contractor who had

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