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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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Security Clearance Denial

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to those that spin a web of lies or hide information.

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Mandatory Electronic Case Notes
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Background Investigation Scheduling Halted Due to Government Shutdown
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FT workload - slow
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Government shutdown adjudication
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Adjudication Gov shutdown
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Will I lose my SCI eligiibility? Crossover question
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Wrong type of visa supplied by company
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Got a new CE dater but my case in DISS is still pending?
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References not being asked for extra references
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What counts as close or continuing for foreign contacts?
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Discussing: Reflecting on polygraph behavior Re-upload
firsttimeapplicant

If it were me, I would respond, “A Christmas tree? Wow, that is beautiful. You know what else is beautiful? The truth. The truth is beautiful, and that is why…

AntiPolygraph.org

Snarky replies to a polygraph operator are unwise if one’s goal is to pass.

clearedrob

Good idea. Let us know how that goes…

firsttimeapplicant

I passed. I did not say that exact line (which, I admit, sounds too snarky), but every time I clapped back at an accusation they looked stunned and moved on…

Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

Many on this forum ask how long is long enough after the last use of illegal drugs. There is no set timeline for adjudicators to…
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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) took over the background investigation process from the National Background Investigations Bureau last October and has used the…
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Security Clearance Denial

Three months ago no one could have imagined the situation the world finds itself in now. Many were looking forward to spring break, others were…
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