Security Clearance news
Weapons Cache and Experimental Marijuana Grow-House Found in Clearance Applicant’s Home
This particular Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case was certainly an interesting read just because of the audacity of the applicant in thinking he could keep a security clearance in the first place. The Department of Defense initially granted him eligibility in 2018. In May 2021 he completed
Clearance Denials Involving Drug Use on the Rise
Last year, the number of security clearance denials involving illegal drug use increased by 36% from the previous year. Quite a few of the denials involved security clearance holders who mistakenly thought they could partake in marijuana use because it was legal in their state. So far, 2024 is starting
If it were me, I would respond, “A Christmas tree? Wow, that is beautiful. You know what else is beautiful? The truth. The truth is beautiful, and that is why…
Snarky replies to a polygraph operator are unwise if one’s goal is to pass.
Good idea. Let us know how that goes…
I passed. I did not say that exact line (which, I admit, sounds too snarky), but every time I clapped back at an accusation they looked stunned and moved on…