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  Foreign Influence & Preference and Your Security Clearance

  As official Washington begins to pull the reigns in with respect to security clearance in the post 9/11 world, agencies are making it clear about how they will approach situations dealing with issues of Foreign Influence and Preference in their security circles of trust. Whi… more

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  Three Consequences of Using Marijuana After Your State “Legalizes”

  States across the country are claiming to have legalized marijuana. While they have the authority to do so for State law only, marijuana still remains an illegal Schedule 1 drug and controlled substance to the Federal government. Many people, including gun owners, security c… more

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  Three Social Media Activities That Might Cost You Your Security Clearance

  It should be no surprise that most clearance holders have active social media accounts on one or more of the many available platforms. Over the past year technological improvements used to track information and activity on social media platforms has rapidly increased. Whi… more

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  Security Clearances: Your Obligation to Report Foreign Contacts

  Security Consultant, TC Mitchell, explains security clearance holders’ obligation to report foreign national contacts. A foreign national is any person who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. One of your many responsibilities as a person that holds a security cleara… more

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  Lies and Security Clearances: How Could This Happen?

  Recently in the headlines, a story of a high-ranking government employee was found to have made exaggerated claims about her professional career. It seems that this person had “souped up” her credentials both inside and outside the federal government to obtain her positi… more