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Even though it is practiced across the entire country, prostitution is illegal in the United States. There are countries where it is legal and regulated. Regardless of where it occurs, soliciting a prostitute is never a good idea for someone who has a security clearance. What is the big deal,

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Security Clearance Denial

I don’t see more than a handful of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeal cases where the applicant is denied security clearance eligibility due to having monies, property and business dealing outside of the United States. This one caught my eye because it involved a multi-millionaire who had assets in

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Security Clearance Process

Representative Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) sponsored a bill in Congress last month called the Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021, with the primary aim of ferreting…
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Obtaining Security Clearance

A DoD civilian employee, Kevin Lee, working for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) pleaded guilty in a California court for stealing personal data from the agency's…
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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) published guidance last week for defense industry security professionals regarding automatic enrollment into DoD’s Continuous Vetting (CV) Program for clearance holders. The…