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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 Process

Although Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) -5 already provides government agencies the authority to collect open-source social media data, most agencies have shied away from…
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Obtaining Security Clearance

Historically, the credit bureaus have always included medical billing debts reported by creditors as being delinquent. These are usually reflected as a medical bill collection…
Security Clearance Denial

Oxycodone, when prescribed by a physician, is a legal means of dealing with or managing pain. It is also highly addictive, which is why physicians…