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  4 Tips to Make the Most of Holiday Cleared Job Search

  With Thanksgiving fast approaching and December just on the horizon, many are looking forward to the hap-happiest season of all. But hold the holiday music—it may not feel like the most wonderful time of the year if you’re in cleared job search mode. It can be frustra… more

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  DoD Contracts: Alutiiq Commercial Enterprises, Deloitte Consulting, Leidos, Boeing, Week of 11-8-21 to 11-12-21

  11/8 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a $225,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee term and completion task orders c… more

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  Cyber Security Roundup: REvil Operators Arrested, Cyberespionage from Tehran, Cybermercenaries, and More

  Our cyber security roundup is brought to you each week by our friends at The CyberWire. The CyberWire Podcasts are their daily view on what’s happening in cyberspace. Each day’s podcast has a quick news summary as well as commentary from industry experts and The CyberWireâ€â€¦ more

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  3 Strategies to Support Veterans and Increase Employee Retention Rates

  The benefits of recruiting veterans are obvious to cleared employers—they’re primed for work in the cleared community and they offer immense value to companies looking for skilled, hard-working talent. If you’ve spent time recruiting these folks, you know the basics re… more

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  How to Obtain or Maintain a Security Clearance Despite Prior Drug Use

  Under Guideline H, Drug Involvement, the government may have security concerns about past or current illegal drug use since this can raise questions as to your judgment, trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity. Those possessing a security clearance are required to be res… more