Security Clearance news
A Common Thread in Security Clearance Denials Upheld by DOHA
I have noticed a common thread among many of the case summaries written by Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) judges when explaining the board’s rationale for upholding the initial denial or revocation of an applicant’s eligibility for a security clearance. Before I get to that, here is a
DoD Rolls Out “Lines of Effort” to Reduce Investigation Backlog
During a recent Defense Security Service webinar DoD policy experts acknowledged the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) has made little or no progress to clear the current background investigation backlog inherited from OPM’s Federal Investigative Services. New approaches called “Lines of Effort (LoE)” are in the works. Here is a
My colleagues have had a bunch of cases get cancelled due to finding out Subject is in prison. So yeah I’d say the speed is not great!
YUP!!! It’s wild!!!
It sure is! I think us investigators should just boycott doing RSI work until they come up with a better solution because I know personally if someone called me out…
In theory it’s a great idea to discuss significant issues sooner vs later, but in practice it’s a mess. IF you can get a call back, some of these cases…