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Security Clearance Process: Pathetic?
An 0p-ed in the Washington Post by former deputy secretary of defense and chairman of the Defense Policy Board John Hamre calls the current security clearance process pathetic. Hamre relayed the process he had to go through for his recent top secret security clearance renewal. For unclear reasons he had
Can a Security Clearance Investigator Work a 40-Hour Workweek?
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the state of California against a private company that contracts with the federal government to provide background investigations to OPM for secret and top secret security clearances, along with several of its supervisors. The plaintiff, a security clearance investigator, alleges violations of
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Security Clearance Attorney
Two recent articles at ClearanceJobs.com note the rise – and importance – of professional security clearance attorneys. If you have a difficult clearance situation, or face the potential of losing your security clearance, chances are you’ll need some kind of professional assistance. When it comes to getting a job in
Security Clearance Polygraphs, Due Process and DOHA Under Fire
Want to know the value of a security clearance? Ask someone who has had theirs revoked and fails to get it reinstated upon an appeal to the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA). While the accuracy of polygraph examinations remains so controversial that they’re inadmissible in most courts, they