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A former Department of the Army civilian employee who had a Top-Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week and charged with transmitting classified national security information to unauthorized persons. Courtney Williams had been an employee with a Special

Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 9 Whistleblower Protection: Appellate Review of Retaliation Regarding Security Clearances and Access Determinations was released by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) last week and establishes policy for the DNI appellate review process for employees who seek to appeal an adverse final agency determination with

A civilian Marine Corps advisor who made waves for repeated calls to increase the number of Mine-Resistant-Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles in theater has gotten his job – and his security clearance – back. Franz Gayl was relieved of his job and had his security clearance suspended last year, after being accused