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The Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) has implemented several corrective measures to tackle the growing background investigation inventory which has increased the time in getting them completed and closed out. DCSA stood up a “Tiger Team” to identify the constraints and factors that have led to the increase, and they came

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Security Clearance Process

When you see the word “cosmic” the first thing that usually comes to mind would be something to do with outer space, right? In the security clearance world Cosmic Top Secret is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) equivalent for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance or classified information. The

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The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) ranks the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the number one threat when it comes to protecting classified national security information and…
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Security Clearance Process

The Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) has always had a section on it where applicants must provide their Selective Service registration status (if it applies to them). …
Security Clearance Denial

Everyone knows the continued use of illegal drugs is not compatible with holding a security clearance. However, not everyone is aware that the same thing…