In category: Security Clearance

Top 10 Reasons DISCO and OPM Reject Security Clearance Requests

Check out this just released list of top 10 reasons that security clearance requests are rejected. You may have thought drug use or credit issues were to blame, but it's not nearly as juicy as that. It's mundane simple mistakes, such as missing information, lack of fingerprint ca… more

6 Recommendations for Improving Security Clearance Management

[caption id="attachment_4054" align="alignright" width="300"] Tim Clark, Government Executive, Charlie Allen, INSA, John Fitzpatrick, National Archives[/caption] On the whole we’ve slain the dragon of taking months, if not years, to process clearances on the front end. Anecdot… more

2 Most Common Mistakes When Applying for a Security Clearance

At the recent National Classification Management Society Annual Chapter Seminar Laura Hickman, DISCO Director, shared the two most common mistakes applicants make when applying for a security clearance. Most of these rejections come from employees of small cleared facilities empl… more

DOD’s Personnel Security Clearance Program Timelines Improve

Yesterday the Government Accounting Office (GAO) announced that the Department of Defense's (DOD) Personnel Security Clearance Program has been removed from the GAO's list of programs facing significant management challenges. DOD processes the majority of all government-wide secu… more

Can a Home Foreclosure Affect Your Security Clearance

Unfortunately there isn't a clear cut answer. As one official noted, "If it were black and white, we wouldn't need people to review the information." If you tried to do the right thing and are a victim of circumstance, you're in a much better position than someone who pursued a … more