Security Clearance news
A DOHA Appeal Involving Rarely Used Allegiance Guideline
The national security adjudicative guideline for allegiance is rarely used in security clearance denials, in fact, I have only come across it used less than a handful of times over the years. Now, one has popped up in a Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case for a defense contractor. The contractor
What is the Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act?
Last month, bipartisan legislation was submitted in the House of Representatives that would prevent federal agencies from denying an applicant a job or security clearance based on their current or prior marijuana use. The bill would also give those previously denied jobs or a clearance a chance to appeal that
It’s security theater
This guy’s investigation was presumably conducted “in person” and was apparently done horribly. Perhaps this is the case that will grab enough attention to swing us back into real “in…
Very doubtful that DCSA and the U.S. government will revert back to in person interviews.
For anyone who remembers the aftermath of the 2013 Navy yard shooting, there was definitely a push to keep your “telephone source interview” numbers down after the bad publicity on…