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Failure to File Taxes Will Sink Clearance Eligibility
The filing deadline to submit 2021 tax returns or an extension to file and pay tax owed was April 18, 2022 for most taxpayers. Taxpayers granted an extension will have until October 17, 2022 to file. It is well established that financial issues are the number one reason for a security clearance denial.

Drinking on the Job is Not a Good Idea
Going to work slightly drunk from the previous night is one thing, but it is not as egregious as drinking alcohol while on the job. A DoD contractor was denied clearance eligibility due to alcohol abuse and psychological conditions. He subsequently appealed to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals
The agency is the NSA. The one notorious for multiple polygraphs. Are you going for the same agency or having the same experience?
john_smith2: The one notorious for multiple polygraphs. The only agency that would not fall into this category is FBI because they seem to have a one-and-done policy for new applicants.
I thank god I never applied them. I have huge testing anxiety so im glad I at least get a few chances. Or maybe its a routine type of thing.…
Yes I am. However I haven’t been contacted yet to reschedule so I’m worried I might have failed. May I ask your time frame for all your polygraphs/reschedules? Trying to…