Security Clearance
A security clearance is a determination by the United States Government that a person or company is eligible
for access to classified information.
Top Secret and Secret Clearance Processing Times Grow Worse in Q4 2018
After showing improvement in the third quarter of FY 2018, security clearance processing times for Department of Defense industry applicants saw a slight uptick in the fourth quarter.
My Security Clearance Periodic Reinvestigation Nightmare
A periodic reinvestigation process should be quick and effortless, assuming you haven’t experienced any major changes in the past five years. In this case, it wasn’t.
My Government Clearance Experience
If you are looking into getting a government clearance, whether it’s Top Secret (TS) or Secret (S), it can be an overwhelming experience.
4 Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Classified Project
You have assembled your team, and now want to go to work on your classified project. Ask yourself these four questions before you begin.
NCIS Agent has Clearance Suspended After Affair With Suspected Terrorist
In an interesting twist of “affairs of the heart”, an NCIS Special Agent with a TS/SCI security clearance failed to heed U.S. Intelligence and State Department warnings about having a relationship with a potential terrorist and has now found herself in a bit of hot water.
Executive Order to Transfer Security Clearances Coming Soon
Comments from DSS officials today indicate a new executive order on security clearances could come as early as this week.
How to Start a Security Clearance Career
National security careers are very different than most positions. The standard apply-interview-accept process still applies – but with a separate layer of security screening on top.
ODNI Promises to Cut Security Clearance Backlog in Half by Spring
At an event sponsored by INSA and NSI, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon estimated that the more than 600,000 clearance backlog would be cut in half by this coming spring. We’ll believe it when we see it.
Unexplained Affluence: The Oft-Overlooked Financial Concern for Clearance Holders
For clearance holders, having unexplained wealth is a security concern. If you’ve recently come into a tidy sum through inheritance, casino winnings, or even the lottery, here’s how to protect your clearance and your cash.
The Shocking Secret behind Polygraph Examinations
Polygraphs are many things, but there is one thing they are definitely not, despite their popular name: “lie detector tests.”
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