If you're thinking about a job that requires a security clearance, you should know what changes may be coming down the pike. Several agencies in the executive branch have key roles and ...

In light of recent crimes committed by holders of security clearances, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has investigated the security clearance process in order to identify areas in need of ...

The great disruption of a global pandemic hit every industry – but the national security workforce was largely inoculated from the largest setbacks. Many trends emerging in the cleared workforce today ...

Americans increasingly feel comfortable seeking mental health care, a beneficial change that should spur U.S. national-security and industry leaders to remove stigmas that have long caused clearance ...

With the new Biden Administration beginning in January, 2021 it is important to look at the issue of who can qualify to hold a position in the new Administration. For several years (e.g. Bush 1, ...

Applicants to begin the the federal government’s backlogged background investigation process can expect a smoother online experience with a forthcoming updated application form, according to the the ...

A new study fielded by Leidos has found stigmas, misinformation and misunderstandings around mental health issues persist across the intelligence community and in the security clearance process. Those ...

We often are consulted on security clearance matters by federal employees and government contractors in the security clearance process. In many cases, the security clearance application, investigation ...

The Office of Personnel and Management has made progress on hardening its systems and databases used for conducting security clearances, but a substantial backlog of investigations persists, according ...

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 ...

In just a few months beginning mid-2013, the American people’s confidence in the federal government’s ability to administer security clearances was upended. First, cleared contractor Edward Snowden ...