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Security Clearance Process

The National Background Investigations Bureau released their first report in response to Public Law 115-173 (also known as the SECRET Act of 2018) and the numbers are staggering. Here is a quick look as of July 2018: DoD Employees and Contractors 282,489 initial national security investigations (84,289 for Top Secret

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Security Clearance Denial

Many on this site have asked if the results of a polygraph taken with another agency can result in a security clearance revocation with your current employer. The answer is yes if the conduct or issues disclosed in the polygraph fall within the 13 adjudicative guidelines that apply to all

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Past Security Clearance Posts

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When we think of the agencies that make up the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) the first ones that come to mind are the CIA, NSA,…
Cybersecurity

When we think of NASA the first thing that comes to mind is astronauts, rockets, and space. National security certainly is not in the forefront…
Obtaining Security Clearance

So you have a Top Secret clearance and want to apply for a Secret Service position that requires the same or lower level of clearance; no problem…