Security Clearance news
Time Alone does not Mitigate a Long History of Criminal Conduct
The adjudicative guidelines use mitigating factors in making security clearance determinations. One of those factors is the amount of time elapsed since the conduct occurred. In rare instances even administrative judges get it wrong in applying mitigating factors, which is exactly what happened in a security clearance appeal last month. The Defense
Scams Artists from China Target Unwitting Security Clearance Applicants
I have noticed an uptick in the number of Defense Office of Hearing an Appeals (DOHA) cases involving security clearance applicants who unwittingly fell for scams involving foreign nationals from China. How does this happen? Here are two actual DOHA case scenarios: This security clearance applicant meets a Chinese woman online in
Can’t offer any guarantees but go with what @bigdaddyy26 said. There have been a number of cases where “youthful indiscretion” went a long way toward mitigating any concerns.
Same advice, use in high school as a teenager is no big deal and immaturity at the time of non-disclosure. Going forward you should be totally forthright about it and…
It absolutely will Had employees who lied for years…trip up on poly. Loss of clearance. My advice is report, and moving forward if within timeline report it. Best to get…
Delta 8 was likely legal in both your state and federally at the time of use. 99% sure the sf-86 asks about illegal drugs. I would say anything unless asked…