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Obtaining Security Clearance

Contractors who apply for jobs that require a security clearance and don’t already have one may be eligible for an interim clearance while the background investigation is in progress. Depending on the agency for whom the work is being done, interim clearances can be granted at both the Secret and

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Background Investigations

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the latest notice for their billing rates for background investigations aligned with the newly implemented 5 Tier background investigation system they incorporated late last year. How they come up with the rates for each type of investigation is a mystery and requires hiring

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

A March 11, 2009 article in the Federal Times revisited The Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team's aims, including creating an automated end-to-end clearance process…
Security Clearance Jobs

Heading to day three of FOSE at the DC Convention Center? Drop by our booth #1809 and say hello. We've got super cool 1GB ClearanceJobs.com…
Background Investigations

A March 3, 2009 article in the D.C. Examiner reported that three workers pleaded guilty to "cutting corners on security-sensitive background checks for the federal…