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
It’s not how I feel it’s what I’ve heard from the Fed’s for years what I’m conveying. They seem to be an entitled bunch of whiners for only carrying 30%…
Duetooversight: an entitled bunch of whiners for only carrying 30% of their agency workload Some places I’ve worked, they don’t even carry that much.
Ding ding ding Correct! What goes up must come down.
Attention, be advised from this time forth please use the following introduction. “Hello my name is blah blah blah and I’m a Special Messenger working on your background investigation for…