Security Clearance Process

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Inspector General’s Office, in collaboration with the DOJ, completed an investigation into two federal contracting companies, NetCracker Technology Corp. and Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), and found evidence that from 2008 through 2013, they used employees on a

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Background Investigations

60 Minutes aired a special report on November 8th that revealed the details of their special investigation into how the likes of Snowden, Alexis, and Manning were all able to pass the background investigation process and be granted security clearances.  The report revealed data sources and information that clearly brought

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Background Investigations

A bill that would prohibit Federal agencies and contractors from asking potential job applicants about their criminal history prior to being given a conditional offer of employment was introduced by Congress and submitted to the Senate on September 10, 2015. Called the “Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of

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Cybersecurity

Unless you have been hiding under a rock in the caves of Afghanistan over the past two years, you may have heard of the Federal Government’s push to lock down and secure access to IT systems and applications. The impetus behind this was a mandate from the Office of Management and Budget

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