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Obtaining Security Clearance

I was researching some of the lesser known facts about security clearances and background investigations and ran across a very informative and interesting article posted on WiseGeek.com that described what a Yankee White security clearance is and what the requirements are to get one. In a nutshell, in order to

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Security Clearance Process

Most of the articles and comments you read about regarding security clearances and reciprocity contain information about how your security clearance can transfer from one agency or company to another under reciprocity guidelines. Little or no attention is given to situations or circumstances where a security clearance will not transfer,

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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…
Security Clearance Jobs

National Public Radio covered the defense industry again, this time focusing on the growing reliance of private contractors to fill intelligence roles at the "three…
Obtaining Security Clearance

It has been over a year (since May 2005) that a national news organization has come out to declare the security clearance backlog as a…