SF-86
The Guide to Filling Out Your SF-86
In 2010 the Office of Personnel Management introduced an updated Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86), while at the same time it was transitioning from the hard copy to electronic submission of the form through e-QIP. Now that the transition is complete, there are still numerous questions and confusion about
Youth, Illegal Drug Use, Security Clearances and Time
We were all young once, and to varying degrees, quite foolish. Time has since passed since we sat around the campfire smoking marijuana, responsibilities have been added, and now we are adults with jobs. Unfortunately, the passage of time does not completely erase the errors of the past, but it can,
Security Clearance Background Investigations: Blame the People or the Process?
Congress has followed through on their promise to bring increased scrutiny and oversight to the security clearance investigation process. In the wake of Edward Snowden’s leak of classified information about the NSA’s PRISM program (and his subsequent ‘Where’s Waldo’ escapades in the Moscow airport), congressional leaders are asking more questions
Are Young People Bad at Filling Out Their Security Clearance Applications?
Do millennials have more difficulty obtaining security clearances than other generations? With debt issues starting earlier and our international world making ‘foreign influence’ more difficult to define, they certainly may have more difficulty filling out their security clearance applications. A recent article on ClearanceJobs.com offered tips specifically for millennial job