clearance process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s planned move of the eAPP system for submitting the SF-86 (soon to be the Personnel Vetting Questionnaire) from the National Background Investigations Services (NBIS) to their Defense Information System for Security (DISS) Joint Verification System (JVS) has finally occurred after many delays, system glitches,

I have run across a few security clearance applicants that were convicted of sexual crimes and, as a part of their sentencing, were required to register as a sexual offender for the rest of their lives. The question that comes up with these individuals is, can they be granted eligibility

Here are some recent scenarios posted on ClearanceJobsBlog.com regarding applicants undergoing two background investigations (public trust and national security) at the same time: The question that came up for both scenarios: can both investigations for each applicant run concurrently or does one cancel out the other? For applicant #1, the

One of the more straightforward questions on the SF-86 asks how you left an employer within the past seven years. Specifically, it asks whether you were fired, quit after being told you would be fired, or left by mutual agreement following allegations of misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. In my opinion,