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An article in the Washington Post reported that Altegrity, a privately held Falls Church, VA company that provides security/screening services, will buy Kroll from Marsh & McLennan Cos. for $1.13 billion in cash. Altegrity was started in 1996 when the federal government privatized the investigative branch of the Office of

Over the past two years, ClearanceJobsBlog.com has become the only place on the internet where people can ask tough questions about security clearances and get expert answers. Our staff and regular contributors have taken the time to answer even the most complex questions and give people peace of mind and

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released an undated presentation entitled, The Security Clearance and Investigation Process. Included in the presentation are the following data: Case Type FY 09 Initial Security Clearance Investigations 636,873 Periodic Reinvestigations for Top Secret 98,211 Public Trust Investigations 222,339 Suitability Investigations 165,476 Other 934,326