Security Clearance news
Actor Imposter Scams Clearance Applicant Out of Thousands
I recently ran across an interesting and unusual Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case in which the clearance applicant began communicating via social media with a person who she thought was an actor from a show she likes. The applicant started sending him gifts and money worth thousands of
DOE Contractor Overcomes Multiple Issues to Get Clearance Reinstated
One of the first security clearance appeal cases in 2023 for the Department of Energy (DOE) involved issues and concerns under sexual behavior, personal conduct, drug involvement, psychological conditions, and criminal conduct. The DOE contractor was issued a Letter of Interrogatory and his subsequent response did not mitigate the concerns.
FWIW FSO’s do not get notifications when an RSI pops up on one of our employees. I see them in DISS profiles but only if I’m checking for something else…
Maybe send out a blanket statement that if you work here, break the law, don’t pay your bills, have unreported foreign activities/contacts/travel, etc. etc. etc., expect a phone call to…
So I worked with at least one agency that had a team of people who would contact SUBJECTS/INDIVIDUALS beforehand, so when the case was assigned to the investigator they had…
that is exactly what needs to happen. maybe I’ll suggest it to my higher up. I really get anxiety just getting assigned a RSI because I already know it’s going…