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Security Clearance Denial

I don’t see more than a handful of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeal cases where the applicant is denied security clearance eligibility due to having monies, property and business dealing outside of the United States. This one caught my eye because it involved a multi-millionaire who had assets in

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Background Investigations

Not to sound like a broken record here, but it amazes me when people want to work for the federal government as a civilian employee or contractor, but haven’t figured out that marijuana use is illegal at the federal level regardless of whether it is legal in their state. This

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Past Security Clearance Posts

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Security Clearance Process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has updated their “conditional eligibility determination” process to align with Continuous Evaluation/Continuous Vetting (CE/CV) program. This allows national security adjudicators…
Security Clearance Denial

Recently, I have noticed the number of appeals submitted to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) where security clearance eligibility was denied based…
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Obtaining Security Clearance

Have you ever wondered how other countries process their applicants for a security clearance? Is it more or less stringent? It depends on what country…