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Security Clearance Denial

In 2015 the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) Board held 996 hearings for appeals on adverse security clearance determinations or eligibility for placement into public trust positions. As was the case in the previous year, analysis of the types of issues involved showed that cases with financial and

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Security Clearance Process

One of the items included in the 2016 omnibus appropriations bill is the Enhanced Personnel Security Program. Why is this significant? Because it will direct agencies to screen social media sites twice within every 5 years as a part of the continuous evaluation process. The Office of the Director of

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

Our popular ongoing series allows you to ask your most complex questions regaring security clearances and our regular contributors of present and former clearance investigators…
Security Clearance Process

A February 18, 2009 article at BusinessWire reported that ATS Corporation (ATSC) was awarded a new $6 million contract with the Defense Security Service (DSS)…
Background InvestigationsCareer AdviceObtaining Security Clearance

This is the second of a two-part article on the relevance and effect of criminal conduct on security clearances. Part 1 covered the Relevance of…