security clearance reform
INSA Publishes Report on Reimagining the SCIF Life
There are many cleared workers who have to report to a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) every day to do their work. With the recent changes in allowing more telework and remote work across the federal government, there has been an increase in the number of SCIF employees considering finding
What is the Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act?
Last month, bipartisan legislation was submitted in the House of Representatives that would prevent federal agencies from denying an applicant a job or security clearance based on their current or prior marijuana use. The bill would also give those previously denied jobs or a clearance a chance to appeal that
The Confusion Among Younger People About Drug Use and Government Policies
ClearanceJobs.com teamed up with the Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF) to analyze why there is so much confusion among the younger population about drug use, specifically marijuana, and current government policies. Last month, they released a white paper, “(Uncleared) and Confused: Drug Use Confusion Trips Up Young People” that revealed 1
Clearance Reciprocity Still Lagging Among Intelligence Community Agencies
Among all the security clearance reform initiatives over the last five years was an effort by Senator Mark Warner (D-Va) to modernize the way the government vetted applicants for security clearances andpositions of public trust. One specific area he wanted to focus on was expediting the reciprocity process for those