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Security Clearance Process

In a rather unusual and interesting Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case, the Statement of Reasons (SOR) issued to the individual cited Guideline K (Handling Protected Information) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct) as the disqualifiers in denying the clearance. Classified conference? Invite Only… The particular circumstances of this

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Security Clearance Process

  DSS Updates the FCL Request Process The Defense Security Service (DSS) has finished updates to the Facility Clearance (FCL) process in efforts to improve accountability and make it more efficient. The updates include a “FCL Roadmap” and an accompanying FCL Orientation Handbook that provide detailed explanations of the process

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Jobs

A January 27, 2008 WashingtonPost.com article reported, “Global markets may be writhing and the U.S. economy teetering at the brink of recession, but for many…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

A January 14, 2008 article in the Ashbury Park Press quoted Rep. Frank J. Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) saying that the plan does not "pass the…
Background Investigations

Some major defense contractors feel that no significant improvement has been made this year in security clearance processing times. "Despite the expected need next year…