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On January 6, 2015 Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas, introduced a bill, H.R.55 – Rightsizing Activities of Intelligence Non-Governmental Contractors (RAINC) Act of 2015, that would require the U.S. Intelligence Community to reduce the number of top secret clearances granted to contractors. Here is the official summary

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Background Investigations

A background investigator calls you or shows up at your door and says they want to ask you some questions about someone you know. How do you know they are legit? The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Investigations Service (FIS) provides oversight for the federal and contract investigators who

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Jobs

We are now half way into the Base Realignment and Closure rulings of 2005. Slated to be complete in 2011, thousands of jobs and a…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

A February 15, 2008 reported on the "progress" being made to reduce security clearance processing time. The article contained a link to the February 2008…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

Our popular series of Q&A regarding security clearances continues in this thread. Before you ask your question, please navigate to view threads one through three…