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Obtaining Security Clearance

The majority of security clearances are processed by the Department of Defense. But security clearances are also issued by agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Justice, and Intelligence Community. Applicants with these agencies often find the policies may be different than within the Department

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Background Investigations

HSPD-12 Credentialing Decision The objective of an HSPD-12 credentialing decision is to ensure that a person does not pose an unacceptable risk to life, safety or health to persons, assets or information. It applies to all Federal employees and contractors requiring long-term access to Federal facilities and/or IT systems. Suitability

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Obtaining Security Clearance

In this smart article from a retired Air Force major general, he discusses in pretty basic terms where we should automate the security clearance process.…
Background InvestigationsObtaining Security Clearance

We get clearance-related questions in almost all threads on this site, so we thought we'd occasionally create a separate Q&A thread. Here, you can ask…
Career Advice

A new article take a deeper approach to the question of which type of employer is better. Is it better to be a Federal employee…