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Unexpected Clearance Defenses

Lindy Kyzer / Feb 7, 2024

The path to a security clearance isn’t always straightforward – and sometimes it winds its way through a graveyard or two.

Understanding Adjudication – The Final Step in the Security Clearance Process

Lindy Kyzer / Feb 5, 2024

The security clearance process consists of three phases – initiation, investigation, and adjudication. If your security clearance background investigation is done, you may be wondering why you don’t have the answers you’ve been waiting for. It comes down to the final step in the process – adjudication.

Punk Innovation to Improve Your Organization

Lindy Kyzer / Feb 1, 2024

Punk and innovation – a match made in the mosh pit? Dan Ward, a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and author of the recently released Punk: Prompts and Provocations for Authentic Innovations discusses the book and why a little bit of punk may be just the unexpected angle your problem needs.

Sending Nude Photos? Why the Intelligence Community May Care About Your Explicit Content

Lindy Kyzer / Jan 29, 2024

Nude photos may seem like none of the government’s business, but with sexual behavior an adjudicative guideline and blackmail a key national security concern, a growing number of security clearance applicants are in fact being asked about their nude photo history.

Performance Accountability Council Aims for a More Transparent Path Into a National Security Career

Lindy Kyzer / Jan 25, 2024

Reforming the security clearance process isn’t an overnight success story. But small steps toward transparency and accountability can make a big difference. 

Stopping the Government’s Race to the Edge of the Fiscal Cliff

Lindy Kyzer / Jan 24, 2024

Operating under Continuing Resolutions is no longer the exception – it’s the norm. But what happens to innovation in the defense industry when the budget process becomes an annual race to the fiscal cliff?

Security Clearance Reciprocity Has a Long Way to Go

Lindy Kyzer / Jan 23, 2024

Security clearance reciprocity or transfer of trust is an ongoing topic of security clearance reform efforts and the government’s Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.

Continuous Vetting 411 – What You Need to Know About CV

Lindy Kyzer / Jan 22, 2024

Continuous Vetting (CV) is a process that involves regularly reviewing a cleared individual’s background to ensure they continue to meet security clearance requirements and should continue to hold positions of trust.

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