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	<title>Security Clearance Jobs Blog &#187; William Henderson</title>
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		<title>Cyber Vetting for Security Clearances</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/cyber-vetting-for-security-clearances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/cyber-vetting-for-security-clearances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chit-Chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[background check]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) recently obtained information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding a June 2009 report of a study sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on the use of Cyber Vetting for security clearance purposes.  The study involved 349 test cases of intelligence agency applicants who [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Truth About the Polygraph</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/the-truth-about-the-polygraph/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/the-truth-about-the-polygraph/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security Clearance Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[security clearance questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A June 15, 2010 article, “Buzz on lie detectors is a lie, NSA video says,” at WashingtonPost.com reported on a new 10-minute video about polygraph tests posted at the Defense Security Service’s (DSS) training website.  “The Truth About the Polygraph” is reported to be a video produced by the National Security Agency (NSA) designed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deficient Clearance Investigations Returned to OPM</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/deficient-clearance-investigations-returned-to-opm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/deficient-clearance-investigations-returned-to-opm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 21:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In September 2009 representatives of OMB, OPM, ODNI, and DOD testified before the Senate subcommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding security clearance reform.  (See 16 Sep 2009 blog topic “Congressional Hearing On Security Clearance Reform.”)   Post-Hearing Questions (and answers) for the record were recently published as an appendix to the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>New SF86 Approved by OMB</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/new-sf86-approved-by-omb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/new-sf86-approved-by-omb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eQIP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office of management and budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance reform]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=1120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 10, 2010 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a new version of the Standard Form 86—SF86 (Questionnaire for National Security Positions).  The only description of the new form currently available is a PDF file, consisting of 453 pages of explanations and screen shots of the eQIP version, posted at the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>OPM FY09 Investigative Data</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/opm-fy09-investigative-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/opm-fy09-investigative-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared Career Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released an undated presentation entitled, The Security Clearance and Investigation Process.  Included in the presentation are the following data:



Case Type
FY 09


Initial Security Clearance Investigations
636,873


Periodic Reinvestigations for Top Secret
98,211


Public Trust Investigations
222,339


Suitability Investigations
165,476


Other
934,326


Total
2,047,225



The fastest 90% of the initial security clearance investigations were completed in an average of 41 days [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>More Security Clearance Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/more-security-clearance-legislation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/more-security-clearance-legislation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=1070</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In February 2010 the U.S. House of Representatives passed their version (HR 2701) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010.  The Senate passed their version (S.1494) in September 2009.  Hopefully the two versions will be reconciled, passed by Congress, and sent to the President.
The House version creates an Ombudsman for Intelligence Community (IC) [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>HSPD-12 PIV Card Problems at DHS</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/hspd-12-piv-card-problems-at-dhs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/hspd-12-piv-card-problems-at-dhs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chit-Chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeland security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=1061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A February 17, 2010 article at Government Computer News reported that:
“The Homeland Security Department is nearly three years behind in getting Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards for its employees and contractors, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.”
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (August 2004), Policy for a Common Identification Standard for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nidal Hasan’s Security Clearance</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/nidal-hasan-security-clearance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/nidal-hasan-security-clearance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the news media got it wrong. Referring to the Report of the DoD Independent Review Related to Fort Hood (Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort  Hood), an Associated Press article, claimed:
“Their investigation also found his top-level security clearance hadn&#8217;t been properly investigated.”
A WashingtonPost.com article stated:
“The report also said that Hasan was granted [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Single Agency for Australian Security Clearances</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/single-agency-for-australian-security-clearances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/single-agency-for-australian-security-clearances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chit-Chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance process]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 7, 2009 Psnews reported that the Government of Australian will consolidate the granting of all security clearances under their Department of Defence by October 2010.  Currently clearances are granted by more than 100 different agencies using 50 separate investigative service providers.
“The new approach is expected to save $5.3 million a year and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>DSS Alert on Foreign Passports</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/dss-alert-on-foreign-passports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/dss-alert-on-foreign-passports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jpas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passport]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 20, 2009 the Defense Security Service issued the following policy alert entitled, “Foreign Passport: Disposition Influences Personnel Clearance Eligibility.”
DISCO will not grant or continue a personnel clearance if the clearance applicant or cleared individual possesses a current foreign passport. In instances where the foreign passport is the sole potential disqualifying factor in the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Falsification of Security Clearance Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/falsification-of-security-clearance-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/falsification-of-security-clearance-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adjudicator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance investigations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Failure to provide truthful and candid answers during the security clearance process” is one of the most common reasons for the denial or revocation of security clearances.
Of the approximately 1,300 security clearance cases decided by Administrative Judges of the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) during fiscal year 2008, Personal Conduct was the second [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>FBI Applicant Processing</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/fbi-applicant-processing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/fbi-applicant-processing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fbi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance investigations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a September 15, 2009 written response to questions posed to the Director of the FBI following his March 25, 2009 appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee the following information was provided regarding FBI applicant clearance processing for fiscal year 2009 to date:




SPECIAL AGENT
APPLICANTS


PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT APPLICANTS



# Cases Received:
1,144

# Cases Received:
3,550


# Cases Discontinued:
838

# Cases Discontinued:
1,898


# Applicants [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>OPM Submits New Version of SF86 for Review</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/opm-submits-new-version-of-sf86-for-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/opm-submits-new-version-of-sf86-for-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 30, 2009 the Federal Register announced that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted a proposed revision of Standard Form 86 (SF86), Questionnaire for National Security Positions, for 30-day public review and comment.
The current version of the SF86 (July 2008) has only been in use for about a year and changed the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Applying for Security Clearance and have Delinquent Debt?</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/applying-for-security-clearance-and-have-delinquent-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/applying-for-security-clearance-and-have-delinquent-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security clearance process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What should you do&#8230;
1. Start correcting the problem immediately, document all efforts, and keep a chronology of activities.
2. Get credit reports from all three national credit reporting companies and use the reports to make a list of all your creditors, but understand its limits.  Things that sometimes don’t show up on a credit report [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Congressional Hearing On Security Clearance Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/congressional-hearing-on-security-clearance-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/congressional-hearing-on-security-clearance-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of defense]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/?p=564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On September 15, 2009 a hearing was held before a Senate subcommittee responsible for oversight of the Federal government’s security clearance reform process.  Testifying before the subcommittee were representatives of OMB, OPM, DOD, ODNI, and GAO.  Transcripts of their prepared statements are posted at the Senate subcommittee’s website.
Here are some highlights from the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>So you need a Security Clearance . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/so-you-need-a-security-clearance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/so-you-need-a-security-clearance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defense jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Defense Security Service (DSS) recently produced a brochure entitled, So you need a Security Clearance . . . How to Receive and Maintain Your Security Clearance. This 16 page publication gives a general explanation of security clearances and the process involved in getting one.  It also covers individual responsibilities, security issues, and Public [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>75</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another GAO Report on Clearance Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/another-gao-report-on-clearance-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/another-gao-report-on-clearance-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCES: An Outcome-Focused Strategy Is Needed to Guide Implementation of the Reformed Clearance Process (GAO-09-488), May 2009:
The security clearance reform process has already been underway for several years, and various agencies involved have created and revised several plans for improvement. Although the high-level leadership and governance structure of the current reform effort distinguish [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shortage of Computer Experts Hinder Cyber-Defense</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/shortage-of-computer-experts-hinder-cyber-defense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-career-advice/shortage-of-computer-experts-hinder-cyber-defense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Washington Post article on June 24, 2009 reported the planned establishment of a Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber-Defense Command by October 2009 with full operational capability by October 2010. The Cyber-Defense Command&#8217;s mission will be to defend military networks, but will assist federal civilian networks.
But a July 22, 2009 Associated Press article reported that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Sponsorship of Security Clearances?</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/self-sponsorship-of-security-clearances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/self-sponsorship-of-security-clearances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chit-Chat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many qualified people find themselves unable to successfully compete for federal positions because they don&#8217;t have an &#8220;active&#8221; or &#8220;current&#8221; security clearance.  This situation is often characterized as a &#8220;Catch-22&#8243; in that you can&#8217;t get sponsored for a security clearance without a job offer from a federal agency or contractor, and you often can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>ROTC for Spies?</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/rotc-for-spies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/gettingupdating-a-clearance/rotc-for-spies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A June 20, 2009 article at WashingtonPost.com reported, â€œThe Obama administration has proposed the creation of an intelligence officer training program in colleges and universities that would function much like the Reserve Officersâ€™ Training Corps run by the military services.â€
Under the sponsorship of the Director of National Intelligence the new program would expand on two [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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