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Background Investigations

Senate Passes Bill to Terminate Those Who Falsify Background Investigation Information On December 15, 2014 the Senate passed the Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act and sent it to the House of Representatives for a vote. The bill would require the Office of Personnel Management to take action against

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Security Clearance Denial

In a recent Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) case the original decision to remove a Department of the Navy employee due to his security clearance being revoked was upheld by the board. Specifically, the employee was removed for failure to maintain a top secret security clearance as a condition of

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

No doubt, this blog is the most popular and reliable place to ask questions regarding an inherently confusing subject - security clearances. Ask your questions…
Background Investigations

This week there was a flap over some contractor employees at the State Department looking at passport applications submitted by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and…
Obtaining Security Clearance

According to the OPM Operational Goal Status for 2008, the following security investigation/clearance actions were scheduled to be completed on March 17, 2008: 1. Develop…