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Security Clearance Process

The National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) reported the number of new security clearance applications has risen to almost 500,000 over the past four years. This increase, combined with the current investigation backlog, does not bode well for companies who rely on a pool of cleared employees to work on classified projects.

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Security Clearance Denial

In the world of high tech defense activities, contractors move around or change jobs quite often. For that reason, companies frequently have their employees sign non-disclosure and non-compete statements. The main purpose of this is to prevent the loss of proprietary information to competitors. A defense department contractor recently found

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background Investigations

An article in the Washington Post this weekend argues that despite a background investigation overhaul at the Office of Personnel Management that resulted in the…
Security Clearance Jobs

In a recent article posted by Federal News Radio, the National Security Agency announced the advent of a new Intelligence Community job site designed specifically…
Polygraph

Lately there has been a lot of discussion and questions on the site regarding polygraphs and in response I have put together this general information.…