Since 2009 is just a day away from ending, let’s look back at the most-viewed articles on ClearanceJobs.com in 2009! The most popular articles ranged from taking a look at the ‘Best Cities for Defense Jobs’ to ‘Drug Involvement and Security Clearances’. Take a look!
- Top Ten Cities for Defense Jobs In every recession, there is a bull market somewhere. In 2009, it’s for security-cleared professionals in the defense, aerospace and homeland security industries…
- Relevance of Criminal Conduct and Security ClearancesThe Adjudicative Guidelines states that “Criminal activity creates doubt about a person’s judgment, reliability and trustworthiness. By its very nature, it calls into question a person’s ability or willingness to comply with laws, rules and regulations.” Because of the high rate of adult recidivism, this issue is perhaps one of the best predictors of future compliance with rules for handling classified information…
- Drug Involvement and Security Clearances When does drug abuse become a security concern? Using illegal drugs a few months prior to submitting a clearance application form can be considered current use. A 2003 national survey of drug use showed that about 60% of Americans between 19 and 30 years of age had used an illegal drug…
- Employment Suitability Versus Security Clearance Most Intelligence Community (IC) agency jobs and some other federal jobs that require security clearances are “excepted service” positions. Consequently if an agency withdraws a job offer for an excepted service position due to employment suitability reasons, they generally only inform you that you were found to be unsuitable for the position without providing any specific reasons. Applicants sometimes confuse this with being denied a security clearance, because the job offer was withdrawn after they submitted an application for a security clearance…
- Washington, D.C. and Virginia Paying Top Dollar for Workers with Security ClearancesClearanceJobs finds that employees in Washington, D.C. and Virginia received a three percent increase and the highest annual compensation in the “cleared worker”category, with average salaries of $82,874 and $80,135, respectively…
- Military-to-Civilian Resume Tips Skills you learned in the military are generally ones that are highly sought after by civilian companies, especially large and small defense contractors. The discipline, teamwork, communication, and organization necessary to make a good soldier are exactly the attributes most companies desire most in new hires…
- Best Southwest Cities for Defense Jobs 2009Companies doing business with the federal government are increasingly putting down stakes in Arizona, Colorado and Texas. This in turn, means a growing job market for security-cleared personnel…
- Best Southeast Cities for Defense Jobs 2009 The defense industry is swelling throughout this region, and Florida is a prime example. Florida now holds the distinction of being home to one of the nation’s largest defense and homeland security clusters. The economic impact on the state is now at $52 billion…
- Best West Coast Cities for Defense Jobs 2009 California remains the most populous state in the nation, also the one with the highest farm producing income. But the Golden State’s sun and soil are good for more than agriculture. Industry is fast catching up in terms of economic impact — and the defense contractor industry is one of the chief reasons…
- 2008 Security Clearance Year in ReviewJanuary…Smith Amendment was repealed and replaced by Bond Amendment prohibiting all federal agencies from granting or renewing any security clearance for a current user of illegal drugs. ..February…President Bush issued a memorandum to modernize, standardize, and integrate comprehensive credentialing, security clearance, and suitability processes…March…Congress sent a request to the GAO asking for a formal evaluation of Intelligence Community security clearance processes…
