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We all know about having to self-report information as a security clearance holder, but what about reporting on another clearance holder? This scenario is played out almost every day:  another individual with whom you work has a security clearance and you become aware of some conduct that could be an

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Career Advice

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the biggest government civil service and contractor employers after the DoD. Many of the jobs offered by the various DHS components require eligibility for either public trust or national security positions. I compiled a list of the various sites that describe the

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Jobs

An article in USA Today says more state and local law enforcement officers are getting top secret clearances from the FBI to access sensitive federal…
Obtaining Security Clearance

A story on 10News in San Diego highlighted a 32 year-old man who held a security clearance and was working at a Defense Contractor.  He…
Career Advice

While lying on a job application has its repercussions, a young Michigan man found that lying on a CIA job application landed him in jail.…