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Badge Swipes and Security Video Footage Sinks DOE Contractor
A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor had her access eligibility revoked for a number of security violations, personal conduct issues and timecard fraud. Multiple co-workers refused to work with her because of her aggressive behavior, and she was investigated at one point as an insider threat. She subsequently appealed the
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DoD Contractor Overcomes Multiple Alcohol Related Incidents to Get Security Clearance
In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case, a DoD contractor was able to overcome concerns with her history of incidents involving alcohol consumption to get security clearance eligibility. This was one of those cases that could have gone either way, depending on the interpretation of the mitigating
You’re mixing up two different things: what is legal everywhere vs. what the U.S. government can hold its cleared personnel accountable for. Security clearances aren’t a “follow only local laws”…
Personal Conduct guideline needs to have boundaries set. The government will abuse that guideline to deny a clearance if the government doesn’t like that person. Some of things that are…
Yup, they denied me on petty nonsense , because i shared a “naughty” pic with a girl i was seeing and because i got in an argument defending guys i…
My mind goes to “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it”