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Will 11 Arrests Prevent You from Obtaining a Security Clearance?
This Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) from a few months ago case caught my eye due to the extensive criminal history of the applicant and how he thought he would be eligible for a security clearance. Considering his background, he was initially denied eligibility by the DoD based
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Intent to Keep Using Illegal Drugs = Public Trust Denial
It would be safe to say that most, if not all, government workers know that using drugs is not copasetic or in line with the Drug-Free Federal Workplace policy. This applies to all tiers of investigations, not just security clearance applicants. When I find Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals
My manager told me I was assigned to 158% capacity to allow for attrition of cases. This makes no sense to me. No way I can work like that and…
I guarantee if the vendors gave investigators more manageable workloads that cases would get done quicker.
The only way you can make P’s high numbers is working off the clock which they’ve been sued for so many times I can’t count when they were going by…
This job is the absolute worst. It’s not because of the work itself, it’s the upper echelon at the contractors that make the job more stressful. They treat investigators and…