Security Clearance news
Clearance Holder Uses Marijuana to Save Marriage
I was reading through the transcript of a recent Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Hearing and Appeals case and was astounded when I came to the part about why this DOE contractor used marijuana while possessing a security clearance, and then lied about it. In 2017 the contractor underwent
Pros and Cons of Telephone vs In-Person Interviews
Two years ago, all national security background investigations that required an applicant or source interview were done in-person by a background investigator. Only in extreme circumstances (e.g., deployed, geographically challenging to be cost effective, or hospitalization) were telephonic or video interviews allowed. Fast forward to March 2020, now most interviews
Good Luck. You are wasting your time contacting a Congressman. Senator Van Hollen was told to pound sand when an OIG investigation disappeared regarding the destruction of evidence for a…
One of the issues I’ve seen: you have an open investigation, unresolved, finished, adjudicated. No other agency knows what has been scoped, are there any issues, etc I’ve seen agencies…
Not really…unless they let you work while waiting. Any investigation sitting out there with unadjudicated info…can stop other investigations
This agency has a standard policy of only allowing 3 poly fails before revoking your conditional access. It’s a suitability thing related to your SCI and congresspeople will not be…