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Security Clearance Process

Security clearance applicants are required to complete the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) and submit it to initiate the necessary background investigation. This process can be lengthy, depending on factors such as your age, the number of jobs you have held, where you have lived, and additional details related

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Security Clearance Denial

In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case the applicant, a former intelligence agency government employee, was denied security clearance eligibility due to foreign influence (China) and personal conduct concerns. Here are the highlights of the hearing. The applicant was born in China and became a naturalized U.S.

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background InvestigationsObtaining Security ClearanceSecurity Clearance Process

As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) continue to move forward with implementing the Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0 initiative,…
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AdjudicationBackground InvestigationsSecurity Clearance Process

The Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) provided notification to Industry and Government Stakeholders that because of the lapse on appropriated funding and the government shutdown, it…
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Background Investigations

Almost weekly I get an inquiry from someone who was contacted by a background investigator via text or email for an interview. They usually ask…
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