In category: Security Clearance
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
Putting Government Contract Work on Your Resume Without Exposing Sensitive Details
How to list a government contractor on a resume starts with one factual distinction: your employer, the government customer, and the program are not interchangeable. Name the company that employed you. Add customer or mission context only when it is accurate, relevant, unclassifi… more
Security Clearance Adjudication Timeline: Why a Complete Investigation Can Still Wait
How long does adjudication take for security clearance? A completed investigation does not create a universal adjudication deadline. Federal performance reporting treats initiation, investigation, and adjudication as distinct parts of end-to-end vetting, while the authorized adju… more
Reconsideration vs. Appeal After an Unfavorable Clearance Decision
Appeal and reconsideration differ. An appeal challenges an unfavorable security-clearance decision through the procedure and deadline in its decision package, whereas under the DCSA-described DoD route reconsideration comes only after the decision is final and the waiting period … more
Credit Checks for Clearances: What Consent Covers and How to Review Your Report
A credit check for security clearance is a review of consumer-report information authorized as part of personnel vetting. The official SF-86 contains both a broad release covering financial and credit information and a separate Fair Credit Reporting disclosure and authorization. … more