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Background Investigations

A bill that would prohibit Federal agencies and contractors from asking potential job applicants about their criminal history prior to being given a conditional offer of employment was introduced by Congress and submitted to the Senate on September 10, 2015. Called the “Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of

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Cybersecurity

Unless you have been hiding under a rock in the caves of Afghanistan over the past two years, you may have heard of the Federal Government’s push to lock down and secure access to IT systems and applications. The impetus behind this was a mandate from the Office of Management and Budget

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Process

A February 18, 2009 article at BusinessWire reported that ATS Corporation (ATSC) was awarded a new $6 million contract with the Defense Security Service (DSS)…
Background InvestigationsCareer AdviceObtaining Security Clearance

This is the second of a two-part article on the relevance and effect of criminal conduct on security clearances. Part 1 covered the Relevance of…
Background InvestigationsCybersecurity

A FCW.com article on the 4 Feb 09 has confirmed that SRA International's computer network was infected by a virus, which may have exposed a…