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Security Clearance Denial

Due to an ongoing investigation conducted by the Department of Justice and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the current Director of Naval Intelligence, Vice Admiral Ted Branch, has had his security clearance suspended for the past 9 months. According to information in an article posted recently on Federal News Radio,

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Security Clearance Process

Can individuals access classified national security information without having undergone the background investigation process and been granted a security clearance?  Normally the answer is no, but there are certain instances where the requirement is waived.  Here are some of the exceptions: The President and members of the U.S. Senate and

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Obtaining Security Clearance

We've had a lot of threads here where people have briefly discussed how they obtained their clearance. Let's make it official.. Tell us: When you…
Obtaining Security Clearance

Only a year? See security clearance. I know a lot of job seekers that would be very happy with only a year wait. The average…
Career AdviceSecurity Clearance Jobs

The latest Security Clearance Salary Survey on ClearanceJobs.com suggest that even though cleared candidates earn more than non-cleared candidates, they are still not happy with…