Security Clearance Violations

As you know, gaining security clearance is an arduous process that takes about six months to complete. Once you have passed the background investigation and received your clearance, the last thing you want to do is lose it, but mistakes do happen. Security clearances are not guaranteed to last forever. If someone with Confidential, Secret or Top Secret clearance is careless and they violate their ...

What is Security Clearance?

Not just anybody can gain access to secure information. Before someone can access information that can impact national security, he or she must pass a detailed background check and receive what is called “ security clearance .” Our federal government gives certain individuals security clearance as a way of saying, “This person has passed our background investigation and can now access classified ...

Eligibility Guidelines for Security Clearance

Your perfect career path may lie behind a security clearance , especially if you have military experience. But as you likely know, not everyone qualifies for security clearance. Since security clearance means access to classified information, applicants with a questionable history can be denied in the interest of national security. There are a number of guidelines established for all applicants ...

Security Clearance Denials for Sexual Misconduct

If you’re like most applicants, gaining security clearance is critical for your job. Perhaps you need security clearance to get that promotion you’ve been waiting for, or the next level in pay. While security clearance helps you, and opens up more job possibilities, it also makes you more valuable to your employer. Once you have security clearance, you’ve proven to the U.S. government that you are ...