Security Clearance Process
How Taking the DRP Affects Your Security Clearance
By now, everyone has seen the news about the current administration’s attempts to downsize the government workforce by offering civil servants “the fork in the road” option called Deferred Resignation Program (DRP). It is run by the Office of Personnel Management and basically, anyone who took the offer was put
Pay Attention to the EVER Questions on the S-86
The Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) has various questions that ask for information within certain timelines. For example, residence and employment history go back 10 years and foreign travel and business activities go back 7 years. There are several sections with questions that ask for 7 years of history,
DCSA Implements Changes to Insider Threat Training Requirements
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) recently announced changes to required training for Insider Threat Program Personnel to address the increasingly aggressive tactics used by adversaries in recruiting U.S. employees with access to proprietary or classified information. With all of the recent downsizing of federal agencies and the slew
Is Using Marijuana While on Medical Leave Allowed?
As is evidenced by numerous state laws, the use of marijuana (THC) products for medical use is quite common now even though still illegal under federal law. So, what happens when you have a security clearance, and your attending physician prescribes THC products to alleviate the pain of a medical