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Loss of Jurisdiction vs. Denial: Why an Undecided Case Needs a New Sponsor
What does Loss of Jurisdiction mean? In DISS, it means a person was out-processed and lost the relevant DoD affiliation before DCSA adjudicators could make a favorable eligibility determination. LOJ is not described as a denial. It marks a case that needs a new owning relationshi… more
Is There a Clearance Above Top Secret? Decoding Misleading Job Language
Nothing is above Top Secret in the national-security classification hierarchy. Executive Order 13526 establishes Top Secret as the highest of three classification levels. SCI compartments, special access programs, dissemination controls, and program read-ins can restrict access f… more
What GS-13 Means: Responsibility, Qualifications, and Pay Setting
What does GS-13 mean? It is a federal General Schedule grade assigned to work based on difficulty, responsibility, and required qualifications. It is not one salary, occupation, management rank, or universal seniority label. The announcement tells you what GS-13 means for that pa… more
How to Successfully Transition Out of the Military: A 12-Month Career Plan
How to successfully transition out of the military begins with sequence, not a stack of programs. Federal law directs preseparation counseling to begin no later than 365 days before separation or retirement and as soon as possible within the 24 months before an anticipated retire… more
Government Contracting Terminology Job Seekers Need to Decode a Requisition
Government contracting terminology in a requisition can reveal who would employ you, whether the work is awarded and funded, and which event still has to happen before a start date is firm. Words such as prime, subcontractor, task order, incumbent, labor category, option, pipelin… more