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Background Investigations

Almost weekly I get an inquiry from someone who was contacted by a background investigator via text or email for an interview. They usually ask me if it is legit or if it is some phishing attempt to get personal information. I tell them “Yes, investigators conducting personnel security or

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Security Clearance Process

Paying your mortgage and monthly bills using credit cards is a recipe for disaster, especially if you are only making the minimum required payments. The interest rates alone will cause the debts to snowball out of control. This happened to a security clearance applicant who had his clearance eligibility denied

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By now, everyone has seen the news about the current administration’s attempts to downsize the government workforce by offering civil servants “the fork in the…
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George Wesley, the current administration’s nominee to head the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), has indicated his plans to establish a new counterintelligence type…
Security Clearance Process

The Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) has various questions that ask for information within certain timelines. For example, residence and employment history go back…