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		<title>Requesting Dual Citizenship While Possessing a Security Clearance Is a Dumb Idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Bachmann is raising eyebrows with a rather odd request for dual citizenship with Switzerland. Under Swiss law, Bachmann was automatically eligible for citizenship upon marrying her husband (the son of Swiss citizens) in 1978. According to news reports, it was just several months ago that Bachmann decided to register her citizenship with Swiss authorities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Embarrassing or Entertaining Security Clearance Interview Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting/Updating a Clearance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tradeshows are always a great opportunity for the team at ClearanceJobs.com to make new friends, and occasionally hear a few great stories. We were at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference last week, where a young man came to our booth and said that while he didn’t personally have a security clearance, he had so [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>TSA Relaxes Security Requirements Due to Clearance Backlog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleared News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to backlog in the screening process, the TSA is allowing some personnel to be hired prior to the standard background check and security assessment. WSB-TV in Atlanta received a copy of an internal memo from airline officials, which outlined the Transportation Security Administration directive to employers and contractors at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. TSA [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
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		<title>Will Infamous Secret Service Agents Now Have Clearance Issues?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. The news has been flooded with coverage of the secret service agents and military personnel who allegedly engaged prostitutes and indulged in drunken debauchery as a part of an advance team sent to prepare for President Obama’s trip to Colombia for the Summit of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>GAO Blasts OPM on Cost of Security Clearance Investigations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The General Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on the cost of “Background Investigations” (GAO-12-197) conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).  The first sentence of the report declared: OPM’s reported costs to conduct background investigations increased by almost 79 percent, from about $602 million in fiscal year 2005 to almost $1.1 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
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		<title>Visit ClearanceJobs at FOSE 2012</title>
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		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/visit-clearancejobs-at-fose-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attending FOSE, an annual gathering of government IT professionals at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center? The ClearanceJobs team will be there and we look forward to meeting you – be sure to stop by our booth to say hello, and keep on the look-out for the ClearanceJobs Uncle Sam. He wants YOU to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Strain on Deployed Troops Also a Strain on the Clearance Process?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was charged with 17 counts of murder last week, after allegedly shooting Afghan civilians in their sleep in a massacre that has strained already troubled U.S. –Afghan relations. As analysts look to the cause and unpack the details one area that hasn’t escaped their scrutiny is the secret security [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Participate in a hosted chat with TASC recruiters</title>
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		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/participate-in-a-hosted-chat-with-tasc-recruiters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job searching and career networking for security-cleared professionals isn&#8217;t a casual affair &#8211; it&#8217;s something we take seriously at ClearanceJobs.com. The security and safety of our user&#8217;s information is important, and so is linking up professionals with the perfect job opportunity at the perfect time. Social tools have come a long way, and can be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>43</slash:comments>
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		<title>Should You Really Send That Email?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/should-you-really-send-that-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, we know email is a common problem filling security-cleared professionals&#8217; inboxes, especially clearance investigators. Email can be a vital line of communication both within the office and to contact those outside of it, but it can also be a drain on time, especially if it becomes filled with useless messages. Here is an interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Steve Jobs&#8217; Top Secret Security Clearance</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/getting-updating-a-clearance/steve-jobs-top-secret-security-clearance/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=steve-jobs-top-secret-security-clearance</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Freedom of Information Act release of information about Steve Jobs made following his Oct. 5, 2011 death has unearthed a 191-page FBI file about the enigmatic, sometimes controversial and almost universally admired tech giant. Among the details in the report is the fact that Jobs held a top secret security clearance from 1988 to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Security Clearance Career Profiles: DOHA Investigator</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/clearance-jobs/security-clearance-career-profiles-doha-investigator/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=security-clearance-career-profiles-doha-investigator</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/clearance-jobs/security-clearance-career-profiles-doha-investigator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re launching a new article series at ClearanceJobs.com highlighting security clearance professions. If you work in the security clearance industry and would like to be featured email editor@clearancejobs.com. Security Clearance Career Profile: Investigating the Tough Cases by Ericka Cady for ClearanceJobs.com Until recently I worked at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Senate Proposes Tax Credit for Security Clearance Expenses</title>
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		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/maryland-senate-proposes-tax-credit-for-security-clearance-expenses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland State Senator Roger Manno and 27 of his Senate colleagues have proposed a State income tax credit for costs incurred to obtain federal security clearances. The bill (SB296) would require “the Governor of Maryland to make a $6,000,000 appropriation in FY2014 and FY21015 for the tax credit, applying the Act to all taxable years [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Contract Seeks to Streamline Defense Department Security Clearance Process</title>
		<link>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/new-contract-seeks-to-streamline-defense-department-security-clearance-process/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-contract-seeks-to-streamline-defense-department-security-clearance-process</link>
		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/cleared-news/new-contract-seeks-to-streamline-defense-department-security-clearance-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $39 million task order contract awarded this week to CACI International Inc. includes software engineering and integration services for the Defense Logistics Agency’s security clearance process. Dan Allen, CACI President of U.S. Operations, said, &#8220;With this new task order to support the Department of Defense, CACI will directly enhance the nation&#8217;s ability to ensure that only the highest quality [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>72</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trial of Wikileaks Suspect Raises Clearance Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a military hearing of Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking thousands of classified documents to the website Wikileaks, a major issue being presented by the defense team is whether Manning should have had access to sensitive information in the first place. Described by his defense team as a troubled soldier dealing with gender identity [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Failing a Polygraph Alone Won&#8217;t Cost You a Security Clearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst who lost his job and his security clearance in 2009 has reached a settlement. John Dullahan was never informed of the reason for losing his job due to the Pentagon’s decision to invoke a national security clause which allows it to keep the reason for firing private, and eliminates [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Going Rogue Could Pose Security Clearance Problems</title>
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		<comments>http://www.clearancejobsblog.com/security-cleared-career-advice/going-rogue-could-pose-security-clearance-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A civilian Marine Corps advisor who made waves for repeated calls to increase the number of Mine-Resistant-Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles in theater has gotten his job – and his security clearance – back. Franz Gayl was relieved of his job and had his security clearance suspended last year, after being accused of using an unauthorized flash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expedited Airport Security May Be New Security Clearance Perk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expedited security screening at airports may be possible for individuals with security clearances, said TSA Administrator John Pistole.  In an address before George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, Pistole said that he was working with the director of national intelligence to explore the possibility. Frequent fliers are no strangers to the long lines and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPM Issues New Rule for Public Trust Investigations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an OPM rule finalized this week, agencies will have to reinvestigate employees in public trust positions every five years. The rule was initially proposed in December of 2009 but has taken two years to implement. In the review, some criticized the need for or effectiveness of the periodic investigations themselves, as well as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department Official Protests Security Clearance Suspension</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindy Kyzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing a book criticizing the way your organization does its job and writing a critical blog post linking to a classified document on Wikileaks may seem like a good idea, but it has proven a good way to get your security clearance suspended for Peter Van Buren. Van Buren, a State Department foreign service officer, recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPM Issues New Security Clearance Investigation Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we often talk broadly about the time it takes to process security clearances, the investigation itself is the heart of security clearance adjudication. After several years of working to prevent duplication of efforts and the lengthy delays in transferring clearances between agencies or reinvestigating previously investigated individuals, the new guidelines seem to take a [...]]]></description>
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