June 2013

In an era of Wikileaks and open data advocates, is it time to revamp the Standard Form-86 security clearance questionnaire?

A reporter from a national news source has contacted ClearanceJobs asking for investigators’ opinions on what’s wrong with the clearance investigation process and how it can be improved. You can of course give background information and not be named. After talking with the reporter for an hour, I’m confident he

From the “really bad timing” department, a few days ago the DSS alerted FSOs that TS clearance periodic reinvestigations would be suspended for industry through September 30th 2013 due to the sequester’s budget cuts. What does that mean for those candidates awaiting their PRs to get on the job? With