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Security Clearance Denial

Time and time again I read security clearance appeal cases where the applicant brings in supervisors or co-workers to testify on their behalf as to what a good worker they are to recommend getting a security clearance granted or reinstated. Although this is a factor in looking at the “whole

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The Department of Justice published a press release outlining an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) involving a Department of State (DoS) employee with a Top-Secret security clearance who was selling sensitive and classified information to someone who turned out to be working for the People’s Republic

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involved a former confidential informant (CI) who was caught selling marijuana at his college and…
Security Clearance Process

Under the current white house administration's downsizing efforts of the federal workforce, there are thousands of federal employees who have either been terminated or took…
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Security Clearance Process

In one of the more intriguing Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) cases, this security clearance applicant overcame criminal and personal conduct concerns to…