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Security Clearance Process

Last week the Office of Personnel Management made a decision to shut down the e-QIP application used to process 90% of Federal government background investigations for 4-6 weeks. At the same time, due to the data breach which allowed hackers access to OPM investigative records through a laptop that was

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Background Investigations

I came across an interesting case about a U.S. Army soldier who attempted to sell classified information to who he thought was a Russian officer. The story, as described by the ensuing joint investigation conducted by Army Counterintelligence, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and FBI investigators reads like something

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Career Advice

Defense giant Raytheon is holding a security clearance job fair in the metro DC area on Wednesday, July 18th. The event is from 3:00pm EST…
Security Clearance Jobs

Acting under pressure from Congress, the CIA has decided to trim its contractor staffing by 10 percent. It is the agency's first effort since the…
Obtaining Security Clearance

We've had a lot of threads here where people have briefly discussed how they obtained their clearance. Let's make it official.. Tell us: When you…