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Security Clearance Denial

I ran across one of the more colorful Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases in which the applicant, a defense contractor and retired USAF veteran, was initially denied security clearance eligibility due to concerns with personal conduct and handling of protected information. Here are the highlights of the case.

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Security Clearance Denial

Three security clearance applicants were initially denied clearance eligibility by the DoD due to concerns with on-going involvement with marijuana use. They all appealed to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA). Here are the highlights of the cases. The first applicant submitted his SF-86 and admitted to using

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Security Clearance Denial

In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case the applicant, a former intelligence agency government employee, was denied security clearance eligibility due to…