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Security Clearance Denial

It may be surprising to a lot of people in the United States that Israel is listed by the U.S. Department of State as a designated country and has export control and ITAR restrictions and sanctions are in place due to concerns about missile technology theft and other issues. Isn’t Israel

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Security Clearance Process

As an add-on to the article “DSS Looks to push through the Security Clearance Investigations Backlog” posted by Lindy Kyzer on our main site, here are a few other reasons why some background investigations are moving at slower than a snail’s pace. Back in December of last year I posted an article about

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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…