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Background Investigations

Once all of the investigative requirements for your background investigation have been completed it is sent to the DOD Central Adjudication Facility (CAF), if you work for a DOD component, or to the federal agency’s CAF that requested your investigation. For DOD personnel and contractors your case is assigned to

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Security Clearance Process

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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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

In testimony before congress in September the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Mike McConnell, announced that: We have  (in conjunction with DoD) designed a transformed…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

Since the first two threads we've started on obtaining answers to clearance questions have filled up, we are starting a new one. Please post questions…
Obtaining Security Clearance

An article in last week's Washington Post reported, "Maryland public schools will soon establish 'security clearance' educational programs for students as part of the state's…