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Cleared DoD Employee Charged with Spying

According to this Department of Justice press release, a former Department of Defense employee, who held a Top Secret/SCI clearance, is alleged to have used his position to provide classified information to a Chinese individual, through a Taiwanese intermediary.

Posted by The Editors on Jun 26, 2009 at 03:39PM | Comments (0) 

State Clearance Procedures Faulted in Spy Case

An online pundit questions the thoroughness of Department of State security clearance procedures and security clearance reform efforts after the arrest of a former Department employee on charges of spying for Cuba.

Posted by The Editors on Jun 19, 2009 at 05:18PM | Comments (0) 

Cost of Processing a Clearance at CBP

According to a recent article in Homeland Security Today, it costs the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol a mere $3,000 to process a new employee for a security clearance.

Each new hire for Border Patrol will cost the agency $170,360…which is an increase of about $11,000 over fiscal 2009…[including] additional $3,000 for security clearance and background investigations.

Posted by The Editors on Jun 19, 2009 at 05:07PM | Read More | Comments (0) 

Investigating Reasons for a Clearance Denial

The Washington Post recently reported about a man denied an interim Secret clearance at the Department of Defense, in connection to a new job for which he had applied.

Posted by The Editors on Jun 19, 2009 at 04:24PM | Read More | Comments (0) 

State Spy Case May Have Clearance Implications

The arrest of a former State Department intelligence analyst on charges of spying for Cuba may have implications for the security clearance process.

Posted by The Editors on Jun 05, 2009 at 11:47PM | Read More | Comments (0) 

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The Government Accountability Office has issued a new report to Congress about timeliness and quality of Department of Defense security clearances.

Consistent with previous reports, the GAO continues to include quality among its concerns when examining DoD clearance procedures, while speed and efficiency guide much of the attention surrounding clearance reform efforts elsewhere in government.

The Office of the Director for National Intelligence has released updated documents governing the investigation, issuance, revocation, and appeals process for security clearances. The document are listed under ICD 704.1-704.5.

Courtesy: Secrecy News

A collection of U.S. Foreign Service Officers whose security clearances have been suspended or revoked publish a blog about their experiences.

An audio CD is available for purchase on how to obtain a security clearance. It’s being offered by TheCapitol.Net

The official report of proceedings at one of the first Senate hearings on security clearance reform.

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Mental Health and Clearance

I had an incident four years ago where I had been going through some rough times in my life. I ended up drinking a little too much one night and said the wrong things, and was placed on a police hold at a hospital. When I sobered up, I was deemed mentally fine and released. Will this police hold (specifically a 5150) show up in a background search and prevent me from attaining a clearance?

Posted by John on Apr 09, 2009 at 06:20AM | Comments (0) 

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