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Security Clearance Denial

Everyone knows the continued use of illegal drugs is not compatible with holding a security clearance. However, not everyone is aware that the same thing applies with the misuse of prescription drugs. We don’t see that many appeals cases involving this issue, so this case from the Department of Energy Office (DOE)

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Obtaining Security Clearance

The National Background Investigation System (NBIS) has been in the news quite a bit lately, and not in a good way. Congressional hearings, Inspector General reports, and even the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) itself, who owns the system, all acknowledge the continuing issues with NBIS despite being eight

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Process

In the personnel and industrial security world there are many words and acronyms used that clearance applicants may not be familiar with which may be…
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Security Clearance Denial

Occasionally I run across news stories about men getting caught secretly recording women under their dresses while in changing rooms or bathrooms. In an unusual…
Security Clearance Denial

A defense contractor was denied security clearance eligibility by the DoD based on sexual behavior and personal conduct concerns. He subsequently appealed to the Defense…
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