defense contractors

In the past, security clearance holders had to undergo a periodic reinvestigation every 5 years for Top Secret and 10 years for Secret. When the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) took over background investigations from the Office of Personnel Management, it gradually instituted continuous evaluation protocols to ween off

There is a long-running discussion thread on ClearanceJobsBlog.com that current, past and future contractor background investigators are using to discuss the current state of affairs for their career field. Most investigators are what are called 1099ers, meaning they are independents performing work for the company who is under contract to

The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) is comprised of 16 government agencies and 8 appointed private industry representatives chosen for their industrial security expertise and leadership. The purpose of the meetings is to communicate policy changes, implementation guidance, and what the impacts are on industry as seen

In a recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case, a DoD contractor was able to overcome concerns with her history of incidents involving alcohol consumption to get security clearance eligibility. This was one of those cases that could have gone either way, depending on the interpretation of the mitigating