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Is the Background Investigator Who Contacted Me Legit?
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
Top Reasons for Security Clearance Denials in 2014
Last July I wrote about what the top issues were that resulted in security clearances denials by the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) Board which review industrial security clearance cases. Here are the final numbers on the 884 cases that were heard this year broken down by the
Illegally dismantaling departments and bureaus without congressional approval is unconsitutional. Its also illegal to fire a federal worker claiming poor performance when that is not the case. There’s a perfectly…
Just bc your job is safe dont downplay the significant impact that the reckless decisions that have been made will have on many members of this community & the nation…
Always odd when one brings up this point or says “the fed isnt a job entitlement factory,” or “guaranteed for life.” Nobody is claiming the contrary, and many of us…
I don’t think there have been any actual RIF’s yet. But as I understand it, the goal is to get to whatever the targeted cuts are (8%?) by the end…