In category: Security Clearance
Can You List a Relative as an SF-86 Reference or Verifier?
Section 11 of the Standard Form 86 carries one blunt instruction about who may vouch for where you have lived: do not list "your spouse, cohabitant or other relatives as the verifier for periods of residence." Five sections later the form bars relatives again, in different words,… more
What to Do When You Cannot Remember a Verifier for an Old Address on the SF-86
The SF-86 asks for a residence verifier only when an address falls inside the last 3 years. That one clause, tucked into Section 11, dissolves most of the worry behind this question. If the old address you cannot find a witness for is further back than that, the form tells you to… more
Sitting in LOJ? The Reactivation Steps a New Employer Must Take to Re-Sponsor You
A loss of jurisdiction is a records action, not a verdict on your trustworthiness. When a cleared employee leaves a defense contractor, that company drops its relationship to the person's record in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS), and the eligibility falls into… more
Debriefed, Inactive, Current, Active: The Four Clearance Words Employers Screen On
Access to classified information requires three conditions to be true at the same moment: a valid need-to-know, a favorable eligibility determination at the right level, and a signed non-disclosure agreement. Under 32 CFR 117.10, missing any one of the three means you do not have… more
The Statement of Reasons: What an SOR Is, the 20-Day Clock, and How to Answer It
For employersHiring cleared professionals?Post your cleared req where security-cleared candidates already search.Post a Cleared JobFor job seekersHolding a clearance?Browse cleared roles from employers hiring right now.Browse Cleared JobsThe clock a Statement of Reasons starts A … more