Security Clearance: Will Investigators Ask Around About Me?

When applying for security clearance , investigators are going to look back, far back into your past to see what kind of person you are and what kind of person you were. This means they will even look at your youth; for example, what kind of kid you were, and whether you ever committed any juvenile crimes. Aside from taking a close look at your youth, investigators are going to do a lot of digging ...

The Security Clearance Personal Interview

If you are planning to apply for a national security position , a background investigation will be conducted to determine if you are reliable, trustworthy, loyal to the United States, and of good moral character. You will be asked to fill out the Questionnaire for National Security Positions and the information you provide on the form may need to be confirmed during the investigation into your ...

Can My Juvenile Record Bar Me from Security Clearance?

When you apply for security clearance, you will be subjected to a detailed background investigation that will go back years into your past. The purpose of this in-depth investigation into your history is to ensure you are able to safeguard classified national security information based on these four traits: 1) loyalty, 2) character, 3) trustworthiness , and 4) reliability. Sometimes, something in ...

Security Clearance Denials: Are There Exceptions?

“Eligibility for access to classified information, commonly known as a security clearance , is granted only to those for whom an appropriate personnel security background investigation has been completed,” according to the U.S. Department of State. If you have been given a conditional offer of employment and you’ve completed the applicable security questionnaire ( Standard Form 86, Questionnaire ...