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Security Clearance Denial

Occasionally I run across news stories about men getting caught secretly recording women under their dresses while in changing rooms or bathrooms. In an unusual twist, I found a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Hearing and Appeals case where the clearance applicant was caught recording other men with his

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Security Clearance Denial

A defense contractor was denied security clearance eligibility by the DoD based on sexual behavior and personal conduct concerns. He subsequently appealed to the Defense Office of Hearing an Appeals, and in reading the summary of proceedings, I found it quite unbelievable that he would even try to appeal the

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Adjudication

Unresolved financial issues are the most common reason for the denial of a security clearance.  A common misnomer is that the amount of debt directly correlates to…
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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…