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OPM Investigation Billing Rates are a Mystery
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the latest notice for their billing rates for background investigations aligned with the newly implemented 5 Tier background investigation system they incorporated late last year. How they come up with the rates for each type of investigation is a mystery and requires hiring
Consequences of Lying or Withholding Information During a Background Investigation
When filling out the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) there is a section right after the instructions you have to acknowledge as having read. It states “I have read the instructions and I understand that if I withhold, misrepresent, or falsify information on this form, I am subject to the
Originally published at: https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/recruiter-gives-bad-advice-to-applicant-about-clearance-eligibility/ A post on the ClearanceJobsBlog recently highlighted a concerning example of misinformation during the recruiting process. An applicant shared that a recruiter told him he would…
If I had a dollar for every time a Subject in the military said “My recruiter told me to answer that question that way on my SF 86” when I…
Military recruiters turn over every few years and there is no real accountability. Everyone knows about the inconsistencies and problems in this system for decades. However, having nationwide exact standards…