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Security Clearance Denial

I recently came across an interesting security clearance appeals case from the Department of Energy Office of Hearing and Appeals where a security clearance holder was asked to fill out a new SF86 at the five-year mark after being granted a clearance and did not disclose any illegal drug use

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Security Clearance Jobs

We have previously covered the hiring process for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). Another intelligence agency not as well known is the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) whose hiring process is similar to that of the CIA and NSA. Applicants must be able to obtain a Top-Secret (TS) security

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

I ran across a rather unusual Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involving serious criminal conduct occurring in 2007. In most cases, the…
Security Clearance Process

Background investigators can tell you they hate it when they are interviewing someone who has listed information way beyond what the scope of the questions…
Security Clearance Denial

When a clearance applicant certifies the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86), they are signing to say their statements on the form, and on any attachments to…