Security Clearance news
OPM Behind the Power Curve in Standing up the National Background Investigations Bureau
Back in January of this year OPM announced that it was standing up of a new agency, the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), which would take over conducting background investigations from OPM’s Federal Investigative Services by October 2016 as a part of security clearance processing reforms. On August 23, 2016
Listing Criminal Charges with Adjudication Withheld on Your SF-86
A common mistake security clearance applicants make is in thinking that criminal charges filed against them resulting in the judge withholding adjudication do not have to be reported. This is not true, regardless of what advice a recruiter, friend, or solicitor may tell you. What does adjudication withheld actually mean?
I’m not sure my conscience, character, conduct, ethics, or integrity would allow me to work on DHS right now.
I’ve had these same feelings and inner turmoil, but someone needs to vet them so it might as well be someone with morals.
As long as we keep doing the investigations and vetting, the applicants will still be getting the jobs. I don’t think the “vetting” is anything but a “cursory review” at…
Totally agree. ******* (to meet minimum character requirement