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Failure to File Taxes Results in Denial for Public Trust Position
In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case, the judge was unsympathetic toward the applicant who was initially denied eligibility for placement into a Public Trust position as a contractor with the DoD. The denial was due to the fact that she failed to file federal taxes for
USIS Whistleblower Finally Compensated for Doing the Right Thing
The man who blew the lid off of security clearance fraud committed by former OPM Contractor USIS finally got compensated for his perseverance and courage to speak up and do the right thing. An article in the Washington Post detailed how Blake Percival, a former USIS Director of Fieldwork Services, went from an
From what i heard they’re currently working on upgrading the current process.
totaly agree about the polygraphs. They are really quite scientifically pointless for everyone and a time consuming financial burden on all agencies. They should be abolished for all federal employment.…
Polygraphs shouldn’t be allowed. Period. They are not reliable. This is why they are not admissible in a court of law. From what I have read here, they seem to…
Agreed on that, many people are just naturally anxious when having to answer questions about their personal lives. I know of one case where a Farsi linguist who had TS/SCI…