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  • In College? Don't Sabotage Your Future Security Clearance Application

    Are you in college and planning on diving into a career that involves security clearance upon approval? If so, you may be in the moment, enjoying college, your friends, and your last carefree days before graduation. However, you may not realize it but your behavior in college can influence whether your security clearance application is approved or denied. We’d estimate that a healthy percentage of ...
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  • Why It's Critical to Leave a Job on Good Terms

    Most people have left at least one job on bad terms in their life. After all, you would be hard-pressed to find somebody who’s never had a boss they didn’t love. Sometimes, a company hires someone with poor leadership skills to manage people and they are horrible at the job. As a bad boss, this individual yells, screams, belittles his or her juniors, and has very poor control – it happens and a ...
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  • Can I Get a Security Clearance with an Outstanding Warrant?

    We get a lot of questions from our clients about security clearance . We’re asked about DUI convictions , a history of substance abuse , mental illness , speeding tickets, poor academic grades, disciplinary issues in high school, bankruptcy , and everything in between. One other question that has come up, though rarely, is, “Can I get security clearance if there is an outstanding warrant for my ...
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  • Can a Bad Reference Ruin My Clearance?

    Unfortunately, most of us don’t get along with every single person we meet. Occasionally, we’ll meet someone we don’t like, or someone else won’t like us. If you’re in your 20s or 30s or beyond and now you’re applying for security clearance , there’s a good chance that there’s at least one person in your past who has an ax to grind. If this person is on your background investigator’s list to call, ...
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  • Security Clearance: When Will My References Be Contacted?

    When you apply for security clearance , it will involve a lot of paperwork and an equal amount of details. As you fill out the references in the required fields, you may think you’re doing what is required of you by providing references, but not all references are created equal. The big question is, will the background investigator be able to reach the references you provided? Or, is the contact ...
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  • What if I'm Denied Security Clearance?

    Suppose you’ve been waiting to be approved for security clearance. After all, obtaining security clearance can be a critical career move and what you need to take your career up a notch, to take it to the next level. But, it’s been about four months and now you learned that your application was denied. Or, perhaps it’s been five years and your security clearance was up for renewal and for some ...
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  • Security Clearance: The Personal Interview

    Are you applying for security clearance ? If so, your investigation will most likely involve a personal interview, which is a routine procedure and considered standard in the investigation process. If there is anything questionable in your background that could raise red flags, this personal interview will be critical for setting the record straight. What can you expect? You can expect the ...
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  • Can I Get Help with the Security Package?

    Were you recently given a conditional offer of employment? If so, this may be the first time in your professional career that you have needed to undergo a rigorous background investigation, which is far more detailed than a standard credit check or employment background check. For a lot of our clients, gaining security clearance would take their career to the next level. Not only would it open a ...
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  • 7 Things You Need to Know About Security Clearance

    If you are applying for security clearance for the first time, you will have questions about the process and what it involves. To help you better understand security clearance, we have compiled a list of 7 things you should know. If one or more of your questions were not answered here or if you need help with an application or appeal, we invite you to contact our firm to speak with one of our ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Can My Personal Life Affect Security Clearance?

    There are various state and federal laws which govern the workplace – these laws fall under the category of “employment law.” Such laws address when someone can be fired, sexual harassment in the workplace, discrimination, whistleblower claims, pregnancy and disability, workplace injuries, workplace safety under OSHA guidelines, immigrant workers, employment contracts, and so on. When it comes to ...
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  • Why Can I Be Denied Security Clearance?

    In order for someone to gain access to classified information, he or she must be honest, trustworthy and prove that they are not a threat to national security. Security clearance is only granted to men and women who pass a rigorous background investigation. During the background check, the U.S. government is looking to see if the applicant’s personal and professional history indicates that he or ...
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  • Security Clearance Denials & Foreign Influence

    When someone applies for security clearance , he or she must go through the Adjudicative Process, which examines a long period of the applicant’s life to determine if the individual is an “acceptable security risk.” In order for someone to gain access to classified information, he or she must meet strict personnel security guidelines. The Adjudicative Process goes over many aspects of a person’s ...
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  • Mental Disorders & Security Clearance

    When it comes to our personal and professional lives, it’s important to be sensitive and aware of our mental health, because a mental disorder can have far-reaching effects. According to an article written by Berit Brogaard D.M.Sci., Ph.D in Psychology Today , “Psychologists define a psychological disorder broadly as a psychological dysfunction in an individual that is associated with distress or ...
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  • Will My Family Be Subject to a Security Check?

    As you’re probably well-aware, when you apply for security clearance , you will be subjected to a thorough, in-depth background investigation, which will look as far back as your youth, it will look at your financial habits and whether you filed for bankruptcy , and it will search for any history of DUI , drug possession, and any other criminal convictions. Even a false allegation of “date rape” ...
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  • Security Clearance: The Periodic Investigation

    For some people, obtaining a security clearance was a bit nerve-wracking to put it nicely. It can be unsettling when investigators are looking far back into one’s past. The background investigation involves looking at an applicant’s juvenile records, employment history, spending habits and overall financial behavior, and any history of arrests among other important events in a person’s past. For ...
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  • About the Interim Security Clearance

    You are probably very familiar with the traditional “ security clearance ,” which gives a person access to classified information. The security clearance is not granted to just anybody; it is only granted to personnel who have passed a background investigation. Essentially, for someone to receive security clearance, he or she must be able to prove the following: They are loyal to the United ...
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  • Personal Conduct & Security Clearance

    When an individual applies for security clearance , he or she will be under the utmost scrutiny until a decision is rendered. While the applicant is being investigated, every aspect of their life will be closely examined, including their “personal conduct.” Essentially, if an applicant’s personal conduct raises questions about their judgement, personal ethics, honesty, and reliability, and their ...
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  • Your Financial History & Security Clearance

    When a person wishes to have access to classified information in the form of a security clearance , he or she must pass a thorough background investigation. This investigation will delve into every aspect of the applicant’s life, such as their allegiance to the United States, criminal conduct, and personal conduct, including their financial behavior (good and bad). A key aspect to this review of ...
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  • What if I Lie When Applying for Security Clearance?

    When a candidate applies for security clearance , the individual must go through what is called the “adjudicative process.” This process consists of a detailed examination of the majority of the person’s life so it can be determined if he or she is worthy of a security clearance, and not considered a “security risk” to the American people. In order for someone to be eligible for security ...
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  • 3 Levels of Security Clearance

    What exactly does security clearance mean? For someone to have a security clearance, whether they are a private contractor who is working for the government, or a federal employee, it means that he or she has been deemed eligible to have access to classified information that is related to the national security of the United States. Just because someone has security clearance, it does not mean that ...
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  • Security Clearance: The Adjudicative Process

    If you are being considered for a position that involves access to classified information, first you must pass a background investigation, then you must be given security clearance. As you are likely aware, the background investigation is thorough; you will have to attend a face-to-face interview with a U.S. Department of State (DS) investigator, you will have to submit a detailed “security ...
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