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Security Clearance Denial

One of the first cases of 2022 heard by the Defense Office of Hearing an Appeals (DOHA) involved an DoD contractor who had downloaded child pornography from 2006-10 and was interviewed about it by the FBI after they had seized his computer. The DoD CAF denied clearance eligibility, but that

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Obtaining Security Clearance

Last month I wrote about the Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 that was submitted to Congress with the aim of identifying security clearance applicants who may have participated in events such as those that occurred on January 6, 2021 at the Capitol. Last week another bill called the Security Clearance Review

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

A supervisory human resource specialist at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was removed as a result of an adverse suitability determination after the completion…
Career Advice

In the security clearance and background investigation world there are quite a few terms used that may cause confusion for those not familiar with the…
Security Clearance Denial

Security clearance holders receive an annual briefing on the requirements for maintaining eligibility and what kinds of activities are a no-no. Yet, time and again…