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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 get eligibility. The Department of Defense initially denied him a clearance based on being arrested in 2022 and charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault with

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As soon as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is confirmed, a top-down evaluation and analysis is planned for the various offices and programs that make up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). During her recent Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Tulsi Gabbard, the pick as the

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Security Clearance Denial

Illegal drug use appeals are piling up at the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals, mostly due to marijuana being legalized for recreational and medical use in…
Security Clearance Process

The Department of State’s (DoS) Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) was accused of discriminatory and biased practices when it came to granting security clearances due to its…
Security Clearance Process

Special Access Programs (SAP) are established to protect national security by employing enhanced security measures to strictly enforce need-to-know and have access requirements that exceed…