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Researching How to Bypass Internet Security Protocols and Passwords While at Work is Ill Advised
A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases involving the misuse of information technology caught my eye because the applicant argued his former employer’s investigation had no merit because he had never been investigated by any law enforcement agency or charged with any offense, therefore it was not really
DCSA Releases Revised Investigative Costs for Fiscal Year 2022/23
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released a new Federal Investigative Notice (FIN) for revised pricing on investigative products and services for Fiscal Year 2022, which starts October 1, 2021. Notably, pricing for background investigation products for Tiers 1 through 5 were reduced by three percent compared to previously
Does that objection work for all agencies or only DCSA?
It doesn’t work at DCSA Personal Appearances. It works at DOHA hearings and at other agency hearings where they generally follow the Federal Rules of Evidence. To be completely accurate,…
Thanks for the response. This is very interesting stuff from a legal standpoint. How does the gov’t “prosecute” a case without the official investigative file?
I didn’t say “investigative file.” The investigative file contains more than the investigators’ report. There’s the SF86, credit report, attachments to the investigators’ report, and sometimes documents from other federal…