In category: cyberwire
The Statement of Reasons: What an SOR Is, the 20-Day Clock, and How to Answer It
For employersHiring cleared professionals?Post your cleared req where security-cleared candidates already search.Post a Cleared JobFor job seekersHolding a clearance?Browse cleared roles from employers hiring right now.Browse Cleared JobsThe clock a Statement of Reasons starts A … more
The Whole-Person Concept: How Adjudicators Weigh Mitigation Against a Disqualifying Fact
On 08 June 2017, one directive replaced every separate set of clearance-adjudication rules across the federal government. That directive, Security Executive Agent Directive 4 (SEAD 4), gave adjudicators a single method for deciding who gets access to classified information and wh… more
Clearance Crossover: Moving Your Clearance to a New Contractor Without Losing It
When you resign from a cleared contractor, your access to classified information ends that day. Your eligibility does not. Under Security Executive Agent Directive 7, walking away from an employer is an administrative termination of access, not a denial or revocation of your clea… more
Does Your Security Clearance Expire When You Leave the Military?
The day you out-process, a security officer updates a single field in the Defense Information System for Security and your access to classified information ends. Your eligibility does not. DoD Manual 5200.02 states that the validity of national security eligibility is "not limite… more
Can a Company Sponsor a Security Clearance? The Employer’s Answer
A cleared defense contractor hears the same question from candidates almost every week: will your company sponsor my security clearance? The answer is not a matter of company policy. It sits in federal regulation. Under 32 CFR 117.9(a)(10), a company cannot even apply for its own… more