investigations

Last week the Office of Personnel Management made a decision to shut down the e-QIP application used to process 90% of Federal government background investigations for 4-6 weeks. At the same time, due to the data breach which allowed hackers access to OPM investigative records through a laptop that was

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published a scathing review of the security clearance investigation process at US Investigations Services, LLC.

This afternoon I posted a brief overview of the already brief annual report on the security clearance process released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The meager report is primarily data, leaving analysis to the reader. The motive for demanding release of this data (I believe) is

Today, clearance veteran William Loveridge offered his insights for tackling the legendary “Standard Form 86” (SF-86)/”electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing” (eQIP).  Among his recommendations? – Certain things you know are required, so start gathering the info in advance, such as: Employment history Address history Current copy of your credit report