Security clearance reform efforts made another step toward transparency and clarity with an announcement last week that reporting figures from the Office of Management and Budget will now include ...

I would say it would probably be difficult at best--if I remember correctly, they explicitly ask if you've ever been fired and why. Not sure what you mean by "perceived security issues" but that will ...

In 2023, security clearance denials based on the drug use adjudicative guideline increased by 36% – by far the largest uptick across any guideline as reported by the Defense Office of Hearings and ...

In Nov. 2020, Jack Teixeira wrote a letter to the local police chief asking him to reconsider allowing him to own guns. The Dighton, Mass., police had denied the 18-year-old’s two previous requests ...

I recently started working for a company that does contracting work for the DOD. In order to do my job, I need to have a Secret level security clearance. My interim security clearance was denied and ...

Often security clearances are considered an overhead function barely gaining the mention or attention of senior leaders. But the spotlight was back on the security clearance process Monday when ...