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The Internet Applicant Rule: Why Where You Post a Cleared Job Changes Who Counts as an Applicant
The only definition of a job applicant OFCCP ever wrote into 41 CFR chapter 60 sits in the one part it has proposed to delete. Internet Applicant has been codified at 41 CFR 60-1.3 since 6 February 2006, and its sole authority, Executive Order 11246, was revoked on 21 January 202… more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
CACI, GDIT and Peraton: Decoding the GovCon Applicant Tracking Stages
Key takeaways As of July 2026 the answer differs by company. Peraton's candidate portal defines every application status in writing; CACI's ships an empty status-label map. GDIT's Workday portal renders nothing without an account, so we make no claim about it either way. All th… more
DOHA Hearings: What Happens When You Appeal a Clearance Denial to a Judge
On 9 May 2025 the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued a Statement of Reasons to a software engineer at a defense contractor. She answered, requested a hearing, testified over Microsoft Teams, and was denied on 30 January 2026: 266 days, 43 of them a shutdown fu… more
Security Clearance Psychological Evaluations: When You Get Sent to One, and What It Decides
Key takeaways Since 8 June 2017 the governing guideline has said a formal diagnosis is not required for a Guideline I concern, and no negative inference may be raised solely from mental health counseling. Guideline I carries 5 disqualifying and 5 mitigating conditions. Two miti… more