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Security Clearance Denial

A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involved a former confidential informant (CI) who was caught selling marijuana at his college and subsequently got roped into becoming an informant by a Special Agent from an unknown agency. The DoD declined to grant him clearance eligibility based on

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Security Clearance Process

Under the current white house administration’s downsizing efforts of the federal workforce, there are thousands of federal employees who have either been terminated or took the deferred resignation offer from the Department of Government Efficiency. Many of these employees have some level of security clearance. What will their clearance status

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Process

We have all read the countless stories posted on this blog site about the interminably lengthy process that some have gone through in processing their…
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Obtaining Security Clearance

A recent Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Hearing and Appeals case involved a DOE contractor who had failed to file his federal and state…
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Security Clearance Process

During a security clearance denial appeal hearing the applicant is allowed to question witnesses, both their own and the Department counsel’s. Prehearing guidance will be provided regarding…