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SF-86 Section 13A: Reporting Employment Gaps and Unemployment Without Triggering a Flag
Key takeaways Section 13A covers 10 years and instructs that the entire period be accounted for without breaks. The version OPM serves as of July 2026 is the form revised November 2016. The 90-day exemption most applicants half-remember belongs to Section 11, residence. Section… more
Surviving an OFCCP Audit: The Recruitment Records You Must Be Able to Produce
On July 16, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget approved OFCCP's request to discontinue information collection 1250-0003, which held "the Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (collectively referred to as the 'scheduling letter')." That letter was the en… more
Bill Rate vs. Pay Rate: Why Your Recruiter Cannot Go Higher
A price list on GSA Advantage bills a Network Security Engineer at $105.39 an hour and a Senior Network Security Engineer at $132.76. Real awarded prices, contract GS-35F-527AA. Neither is anybody's salary. What separates a published rate from your offer letter is mostly not nego… more
‘Are You a Protected Veteran?’ What That Question on Every Contractor Application Means
The pre-offer version usually shows two boxes, because the sample form at Appendix B uses two: I IDENTIFY AS ONE OR MORE OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED VETERAN LISTED ABOVE, or I AM NOT A PROTECTED VETERAN. Appendix B is a model, not mandated wording, so a third box such as … more
Becoming a Military-Friendly Cleared Employer: What Actually Signals It to a Transitioning Clearance Holder
Since February 2026, a separating staff sergeant with a TS/SCI can look up your company's own veteran-hiring numbers before she reads your careers page. The Department of Labor's portal at data.dol.gov carries filed VETS-4212 contractor reports, which had never been public. 38 U.… more