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Background Investigations

The case of the marijuana use of a contractor who was working in a public trust position and subsequently applied for a security clearance.

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Cybersecurity

As we all know, if you work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) cell phones are a prohibited item due to the ability for someone to use it to take pictures of classified information or to record classified conversations. Additionally, our adversaries have the ability to remotely manipulate your

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

In the May 26th edition of Washington Technology magazine, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) boasts that the average time to process a security…
Career AdviceSecurity Clearance Process

By popular demand, a place to ask questions on defense careers. All topics are open, including: career advice, salaries, best places to work, company research,…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

Ask your questions here regaring security clearances and our regular contributors will try to answer them. Here are the rules: Please do not address a contributor…