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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
What Sponsoring a Clearance Actually Costs a Company
A Top Secret clearance starts with a Tier 5 background investigation, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency bills that investigation at $5,355 for a non-DoD agency in fiscal 2025. The number is public and precise. It is also close to useless as a hiring budget, … more
Scattered Castles vs. DISS: The Two Databases That Decide If You Get the Cleared Job
For job seekersLooking for your next cleared role?Create a free ClearedJobs.Net account. Get matching cleared jobs in your inbox every day and let cleared employers find your resume.Create Your Free AccountThe two databases that decide whether your clearance follows you When a de… more
NISPOM in 2026: What 32 CFR Part 117 Requires of a Cleared Employer
February 24, 2021 is the day the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual stopped being a manual. On that date it became a federal regulation at 32 CFR Part 117, with the force of law behind every paragraph, and contractors had six months to implement it. If you run … more