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Many security clearance applicants seem to get confused about what they are required to list when they get to the police record section on the SF-86. There are “EVER” and within the last seven year questions, questions that deal with alcohol, questions that deal with illegal drug use, questions about

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Security Clearance Denial

Under national security adjudicative guidelines family members or cohabitants living with you who are engaging in criminal activity can pose a risk to your ability to obtain or retain a security clearance. A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor found this out recently when the administrative judge denied her appeal requesting

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Process

The long-awaited government report on the security clearance process has been released, and it offers a glimpse into the security clearance reforms we can expect to…
Security Clearance Jobs

As public opinion sways, so does the security clearance process. At least that's the argument a contributor at ClearanceJobs.com made recently. He unpacked several of…
Security Clearance Process

Among the proposals on the table as Congress looks to reform the security clearance process in the wake of the Navy Yard Shooting - better…