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Background Investigations

Here are some recent scenarios posted on ClearanceJobsBlog.com regarding applicants undergoing two background investigations (public trust and national security) at the same time: The question that came up for both scenarios: can both investigations for each applicant run concurrently or does one cancel out the other? For applicant #1, the

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Security Clearance Denial

One of the more straightforward questions on the SF-86 asks how you left an employer within the past seven years. Specifically, it asks whether you were fired, quit after being told you would be fired, or left by mutual agreement following allegations of misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. In my opinion,

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

Another Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case where you just shake your head and wonder “what was he thinking?” The applicant was initially…
Security Clearance Denial

The National Security Adjudicative Guidelines make clear that criminal conduct or behavior of a sexual nature may raise security concerns regardless of whether an individual…
Security Clearance Process

Most of the time when someone is denied security clearance eligibility it is cut and dry as to the reason why and there really is…