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Security Clearance Denial

As in previous years, financial issues rule the roost as the number one reason for a security clearance denial. The number of appeals heard by the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) involving financial considerations alone makes up more 48% of all the cases submitted. Of those, DOHA upheld

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Security Clearance Denial

I see this time and time again where an applicant undergoing a background investigation fails to disclose getting fired from employment. Usually, the reason for getting fired is based on performance and attendance issues. This in and of itself will not result in an unfavorable adjudicative determination, but failure to

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Security Clearance Denial

Getting fired from a job is not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to getting a security clearance. There are many reasons for getting…
Security Clearance Process

Like the Intelligence Community (IC) agencies, the Department of State processes their own background investigations and security clearances by using the personnel security resources from…
Career Advice

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hiring process is arduous and lengthy, as evidenced by many who posted on this site about the long wait time…