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Most of the articles I post have dealt with Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance matters and case studies. That is mainly because other than the Department of Energy, there is not much information forthcoming from other Federal agencies regarding numbers of cases, timelines for processing, decisions, and appeals. That

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Security Clearance Denial

With all of the talk about border security and undocumented illegal immigrants I found a recent Department of Energy appeals case apropos’ to the discussion. The statement of reasons and initial denial cited security concerns under foreign influence and personal conduct. Here is a quick summary of the case: The

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Past Security Clearance Posts

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[caption id="attachment_7030" align="aligncenter" width="637"] Confident executives smiling with flag[/caption] As one of the five major U.S. national intelligence agencies (the others being the CIA, NSA,…
Security Clearance Process

Flying under the radar because of all of the recent security clearance news, little has been written about the facility security clearance backlog that has…
Security Clearance Denial

In 2015 the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) Board held 996 hearings for appeals on adverse security clearance determinations or eligibility for placement…