Security Clearance news
An Empty Promise to DOHA to Not Smoke Weed in the Future
I recently read a Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case where a DoD contractor was denied continued eligibility for a security clearance because of a history of illegal drug use (marijuana). Nowadays marijuana use is not a big deal as long as you have been off it for at least
Mental Health Awareness Month
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) is highlighting May 2022 as Mental Health Awareness Month and developed some statistical and informational products to help security clearance holders understand they do not need to fear losing their security clearance if they seek assistance
I have had this happen to me on more than one occasion. I had the acceptable level of eligibility for access for a job at an IC and when I…
Perhaps the justification that IC agencies use for a new SF86, investigation, and poly, are for a suitability review, and not access to classified information. Suitability has always been the…
Vanilla_Spice22: I was told to fill out another SF-86 This is pretty standard. The contractor can’t hang on to these things anymore, they pass them to the customer who does…
Vanilla_Spice22: If you want job, you cooperate and comply with any reasonable request made by the hiring agency, including filling out a new SF86, even if the request violates reciprocity…