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Obtaining Security Clearance

As a part of continuous evaluation requirements clearance holders are supposed to notify their agency or company security officers whenever they have been arrested or charged with a criminal offense. Many do not, or delay in communicating the information in hopes that they can get the charges dropped or downgraded. 

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Adjudication

This guide, developed by the Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC), outlines policies, procedures, and guidelines for DoD Adjudicators making employment suitability and fitness determinations for DoD civilian employees and contractors. It applies to those who do not need a security clearance. Many of the adjudicative guidelines are similar

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Obtaining Security Clearance

There's no doubt that 10 years of persistent conflict have had a profound impact on the lives of those serving in the military. For years…
Obtaining Security Clearance

It seems BRAC (the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure) is impacting just about everything these days - and security clearance adjudication hasn't escaped the hit.…
Obtaining Security Clearance

A federal appeals court found that an Iranian-born worker can sue for discrimination after being fired from his job after being denied a Homeland Security…