Security Clearance news
Affair with Chinese National Leads to Clearance Denial
As most of us clearance holders know, there are certain behaviors and situations to stay clear of lest we find ourselves called on the carpet and have our access eligibility yanked. Yet, despite getting an initial briefing and an annual refresher, some still play Russian Roulette and hope they aren’t
How Freezing Your Credit Impacts Background Investigations
With all of the scams, identity theft and other nefarious activity going on these days more and more people are opting to freeze their credit to prevent unauthorized access or fraud. This is a conundrum for security clearance applicants or current holders when undergoing a background investigation because it will
Theoretically, the President can. The President is the custodian of the security clearance since clearance itself is really derived from Executive Order 12968. So, the President can simply simply grant…
Presumably the Vice President is exempt too, in that case, since he is also named in the Constitution.
That is correct because the Vice President is a member of Congress, according to the Constitution.
Question . . . How do these people (Cabinet Members & Appointees) get their clearance in the first place? If my father were nominated to be the next head of…