All posts by Dan Meyer, Esq.
Security Clearance Summertime Blues: Should You Self-Report?
Summertime is peppered with family vacations, federal holidays, block parties, and fun in the sun. But, it’s not just tomatoes and the beach that are in season. Studies suggest that illegal and illicit activity spikes in the summertime. Public drunkenness, DWIs, racking… more
Stay in the Clear: Essential Tips for Maintaining a Security Clearance
For government employees, contractors, and any other individuals whose roles require access to classified information, obtaining a security clearance is just the first step. The ongoing responsibility of maintaining eligibility for that clearance is equally important and inv… more
Will Security Clearance Guideline L Outside Activities Lead to a Security Review?
Not all security clearance concerns are equal. National security attorneys recognize trends reviewing large volumes of federal government challenges to employee, contractor, and service members gaining or keeping security clearances. Guideline E, Personal Conduct and Guid… more
How to Avoid Jeopardizing Your Security Clearance Over Financial Concerns
As the Federal security adjudicators return to the office full time, the scrutiny on security clearances and resulting reviews and adjudications will move back to their 2019 numbers. Approximately 2.3 million cleared service members, civilian employees, and contractors are n… more
Foreign Influence & Preference and Your Security Clearance
As official Washington begins to pull the reigns in with respect to security clearance in the post 9/11 world, agencies are making it clear about how they will approach situations dealing with issues of Foreign Influence and Preference in their security circles of trust. Whi… more