In category: Resume
The 24-Month Clock: How Long a Clearance Stays Reactivatable After a Cleared Job Ends
Search the text of 32 CFR 117.10, the federal rule that decides whether a contractor employee may access classified information, and the phrase "24 months" appears zero times. "Two years" is absent too. Yet ask almost anyone in the cleared workforce how long a clearance stays goo… more
Jobs That Sponsor a Security Clearance: How to Find Them and What to Say
You cannot apply for a security clearance. Not online, not through a recruiter, not by paying a fee to a service that promises to speed things up. The Congressional Research Service puts it in one sentence: "An individual may not obtain or initiate a security clearance on his or … more
Wrap Rate: The Number That Decides What a Contractor Can Actually Pay You
A GS-13 step 1 employee earned a base salary of $90,025 in 2025, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. A cleared contractor filling that same seat bills the government far more than $90,025 for a year of that person's labor. The gap is not the company pocketing th… more
What Sponsoring a Clearance Actually Costs a Company
A Top Secret clearance starts with a Tier 5 background investigation, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency bills that investigation at $5,355 for a non-DoD agency in fiscal 2025. The number is public and precise. It is also close to useless as a hiring budget, … more
Scattered Castles vs. DISS: The Two Databases That Decide If You Get the Cleared Job
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 two databases that decide whether your… more