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Adjudication

With the announcement by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that as a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, all Non-Sensitive Public Trust (NS-PT) employees and contractors will be enrolled in Continuous Vetting (CV), the workload for personnel security folks reviewing the alerts

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Obtaining Security Clearance

Most cases that result in a security clearance denial under the financial considerations involve delinquent debt or taxes. But concerns under financial considerations can also be caused by an unexplained influx of money. Once such case recently popped up in an appeal to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals. Here are

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

Having been in the military myself many years ago, it always astounds me when I read about military personnel who blatantly use drugs while in the service,…
Obtaining Security Clearance

It is highly recommended for security clearance applicants and current clearance holders to review their online digital footprint. This ensures anything they may have posted…
Security Clearance Denial

This particular Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case was certainly an interesting read just because of the audacity of the applicant in thinking…