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Don’t Just Chase the Big Names at Your Next Cleared Job Fair
You walked into the Cleared Job Fair with a plan. Maybe you have a few companies you’ve been hoping to meet. Maybe you’ve already researched their open positions and know exactly which recruiters you want to find. That’s a great start. But don’t let your list b… more
Section 503: The Disability Hiring Obligation Nobody Reads Until the Audit
Key takeaways Section 503 reaches federal contracts over $20,000, the inflation-adjusted figure at FAR 22.1402(a), not the $10,000 still printed in the statute and the CFR. The written program, the CC-305 invitation, the 7 percent analysis and the applicant-data counts all sit … more
How to Verify a Candidate’s Security Clearance Before You Make the Offer
One sentence in a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency policy answers what your hiring team keeps asking. Appendix B, item 9 of the DISS Account Management Policy, version 2.0: "Industry companies are authorized to verify prospective employees' eligibility for access t… more
IAT, IAM, IASAE and the DCWF Role Codes: Which Category Your Cleared Job Falls Into
The clause that put "IAT Level II" into a generation of cleared job descriptions is dated JAN 2008 and points at DoD 8570.01-M, a manual the Department cancelled on February 15, 2023. It is still printed in the codified DFARS, and since February 1, 2026 contracting officers have … more
Trusted Workforce 2.0 and NBIS: What Replaced the Periodic Reinvestigation
Agencies scheduled 7,716 periodic reinvestigations in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 they scheduled 100.The change that ended it for cleared industry was announced on 19 May 2026, when the Defense Counterintelligence and Security… more