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The Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) has various questions that ask for information within certain timelines. For example, residence and employment history go back 10 years and foreign travel and business activities go back 7 years. There are several sections with questions that ask for 7 years of history,

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I have noticed an uptick in the number of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases involving foreign influence. It could be a coincidence, but I suspect it is not, considering the current political environment regarding the focus on foreign nationals living in the United States and Department of Homeland

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Security Clearance Process

The Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) has implemented several corrective measures to tackle the growing background investigation inventory which has increased the time in getting them…
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Security Clearance Process

When you see the word “cosmic” the first thing that usually comes to mind would be something to do with outer space, right? In the…
Security Clearance Process

In an effort to ensure the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) security clearance vetting process for political appointees remains based on established national security adjudicative…