Marko Hakamaa
Drug Use While in a Public Trust Position
The case of the marijuana use of a contractor who was working in a public trust position and subsequently applied for a security clearance.
No Cell Phone Rule Should Apply to All Sensitive Meetings
As we all know, if you work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) cell phones are a prohibited item due to the ability for someone to use it to take pictures of classified information or to record classified conversations. Additionally, our adversaries have the ability to remotely manipulate your
Listing Military Service and Discharge Types on Your Background Investigation Application
As an extension to my previous post about listing employment terminations on the investigative forms, listing accurate and complete military service information is also very important. In numerous cases I have come across instances where an applicant is less than candid when listing their military service. The SF-86 asks “Have
Listing Employment Terminations on Investigative Forms
During the last 5 years have you been fired from a job for any reason, did you quit after being told you would be fired, or did you leave a job by mutual agreement due to specific problems?