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Background InvestigationsCybersecurity

In a follow up to a previous article highlighting how Chinese hackers attack U.S. networks, another story has hit the news headlines describing how former background investigation contractor USIS failed to detect a security breach by Chinese hackers who penetrated USIS information system firewalls for several months. The hackers gained

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Security Clearance Process

The Office of the Director or National Intelligence (ODNI) recently published a fact sheet on their website outlining some changes being implemented regarding the way that the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) will be conducted on security clearance holders. These changes were effected as a result of clearance reform initiatives that

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Career Advice

From Federal Computer Week: The hiring of workers with security clearances is expected to surge the first quarter of 2007 as a result of the…
Security Clearance Jobs

Seems like folks want a place to chat, say what's on their mind, share interesting job intel, and likewise. This new category and thread is the…
Security Clearance Jobs

Although I've lived in the metro DC area for eight years, I haven't ever heard of "The Examiner." A writer by the name of Melanie…