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All clearance holders receive an initial security briefing thatincludes going over the proper handling and storage of classifieddocuments. This is a hot topic lately with the discovery of classifieddocuments at high level current and former political figures. I ranacross a case study from 2021 about a former U.S. Air Forcecontractor,

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Security Clearance Denial

Driving under the influence is pretty serious and can get people injured or killed. Flying under the influence is on a whole new plain. A defense contractor was recently denied clearance eligibility forexactly this offense. Here are the particulars of his appeal to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals:

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Much has been written in blog posts and articles about national security positions within the Intelligence Community and DoD components that require a polygraph, but not…
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Security Clearance Denial

Lieutenant Fan Yang, a U.S. Navy Flight Officer, was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his involvement in U.S. firearms export control…
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is the government agency in charge of ensuring the safe use of radioactive materials used to benefit civilization, e.g.,…