security clearance denial

A DoD security clearance applicant who applied for a job requiring access to sensitive compartmented information underwent two polygraph examinations that ended up sinking his eligibility for a security clearance. He subsequently appealed to the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals. Here are the highlights of the case. During his

A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals case involved a DoD contractor who was denied security clearance eligibility by the DoD CAS based on security concerns involving foreign influence, misuse of IT, sexual behavior, and personal conduct. He subsequently appealed to DOHA. Here are the highlights: The contractor retired

I have noticed an uptick in the number of Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases involving foreign influence. It could be a coincidence, but I suspect it is not, considering the current political environment regarding the focus on foreign nationals living in the United States and Department of Homeland

There was a lot of buzz a few years ago when the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Justice cracked down on contractor background investigators who were falsifying reports of investigation and collecting payments for work that was not done. A recent Department of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA)