Security Clearance news

Use of Chinese Web Browser on Government System Sinks Clearance Eligibility
Another interesting Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case caught my eye because it involved a systems administrator and installation and use of a Chinese made web browser on his government workstation. The DoD initially denied his clearance eligibility based on security concerns involving finances and use of information technology.

Former Confidential Informant Loses Security Clearance Appeal
A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involved a former confidential informant (CI) who was caught selling marijuana at his college and subsequently got roped into becoming an informant by a Special Agent from an unknown agency. The DoD declined to grant him clearance eligibility based on
For a TS/SCI with FSP, a person is treated to a pretty big rectal microscope, but asking gender is a bridge too far? I’m sorry, that’s not the hill I…
This is common sense approach to life in a civilized society and a common sense approach to knowing who we are calling or setting up an appointment with and who…
Do you ive in a cave or are your really that out of touch? I’m thinking you haven’t done a lot of investigations with new hire college students getting T5s.…
I have literally never done this. If they don’t know Subject by name or by “the person who lives two doors down from you in the brick house”, we move…