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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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Background Investigations

When filling out the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) there is a section right after the instructions you have to acknowledge as having read.  It states “I have read the instructions and I understand that if I withhold, misrepresent, or falsify information on this form, I am subject to the

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Past Security Clearance Posts

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…
Security Clearance Process

In January the Smith Amendment was repealed and replaced by Bond Amendment prohibiting all federal agencies from granting or renewing any security clearance for a…