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The Defense Intelligence Agency is stepping up their recruitment for college students to fill internship jobs across a wide spectrum of career fields. Their internship program recruiting team holds job fairs and visits academic institutions, and are looking for high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students who might be interested in gaining

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Security Clearance Denial

Just when you think you can’t hear anything new when it comes to security clearance applicants doing things that cost them access eligibility, another Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case comes around that just makes you shake your head and say, “What the heck was he thinking?”  Here

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