Security Clearance news

Former USIS Background Investigator Denied Clearance Eligibility
Back in 2014, the US Investigations Services LLC (USIS) was the largest provider of personnel security investigations to the U.S. Government. That was until a whistleblower reported they were improperly submitting investigations to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) without first performing a required review of the cases, a practice known

The Whole-Person Concept for Security Clearance Applicants
In applying the Whole-Person Concept, an administrative judge or adjudicator must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility for a security clearance by considering the totality of the applicant’s conduct and all relevant circumstances. You will see this verbiage written in all of the case summaries by Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals judges.
Illegally dismantaling departments and bureaus without congressional approval is unconsitutional. Its also illegal to fire a federal worker claiming poor performance when that is not the case. There’s a perfectly…
Just bc your job is safe dont downplay the significant impact that the reckless decisions that have been made will have on many members of this community & the nation…
Always odd when one brings up this point or says “the fed isnt a job entitlement factory,” or “guaranteed for life.” Nobody is claiming the contrary, and many of us…
I don’t think there have been any actual RIF’s yet. But as I understand it, the goal is to get to whatever the targeted cuts are (8%?) by the end…