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Failure to File Taxes Results in Denial for Public Trust Position
In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case, the judge was unsympathetic toward the applicant who was initially denied eligibility for placement into a Public Trust position as a contractor with the DoD. The denial was due to the fact that she failed to file federal taxes for
USIS Whistleblower Finally Compensated for Doing the Right Thing
The man who blew the lid off of security clearance fraud committed by former OPM Contractor USIS finally got compensated for his perseverance and courage to speak up and do the right thing. An article in the Washington Post detailed how Blake Percival, a former USIS Director of Fieldwork Services, went from an
Originally published at: https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/recruiter-gives-bad-advice-to-applicant-about-clearance-eligibility/ A post on the ClearanceJobsBlog recently highlighted a concerning example of misinformation during the recruiting process. An applicant shared that a recruiter told him he would…
If I had a dollar for every time a Subject in the military said “My recruiter told me to answer that question that way on my SF 86” when I…
Military recruiters turn over every few years and there is no real accountability. Everyone knows about the inconsistencies and problems in this system for decades. However, having nationwide exact standards…