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Security Clearance Process

In mid-August Personnel Security Management Office for Industry (PSMO-I) , the branch of DSS that processes the investigation applications and grants interim security clearances for DoD, will no longer grant interims based on the review of the SF-86. Instead, they will wait for the results of the Advanced National Agency Check

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Obtaining Security Clearance

After going through the laborious background investigation process and finally getting notified that you are eligible for a security clearance, you now have to sign the classified information nondisclosure agreement (SF-312) before getting access. This agreement between you and the government basically states what your responsibilities are in protecting, handling,

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

Did you ever bring 300,000 pages of sensitive (i.e. aerospace and defense technologies) documents home to write a book without informing anyone, including your company?…
Security Clearance Jobs

An article in POLITICO this morning is an interesting tale. Apparently, the CIA is offering their operatives to the private sector.  The work they perform…
Background Investigations

Once again the news media got it wrong. Referring to the Report of the DoD Independent Review Related to Fort Hood (Protecting the Force: Lessons…