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How to boost your chances of getting that crucial security clearance

Just because you apply doesn’t guarantee you’ll get federal security clearance. Attorney James Heelan offered some tried and true advice for those applying…

Workforce Rights/Governance

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New clearance ideas aim to make national security workforce more mobile, diverse

Inside the IC

The bud of a cannabis plant stands tall at a farm in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand on June 5, 2022. Marijuana cultivation and possession in Thailand was decriminalized as of Thursday, June 9, 2022, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick the legendary Thai Stick variety delivered. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Senator wants former and possibly current marijuana use to not count against clearance-seekers

Federal Newscast

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA advisors recommend agency cut onboarding time to 90 days

Hiring/Retention

Lead agency for security clearance reform expands ‘continuous vetting’

Inside the IC

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There’s a lot of new you need to know about the security clearance scene

Workforce Rights/Governance

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The Coast Guard launches a new job class to strengthen its cyber capabilities

Cybersecurity

DoD’s Arrington resigns ‘in protest’, announces run for Congress

Defense News

Top former DoD cyber official reaches settlement in bid to clear her name

Defense

Clearance jobs and COVID-19

Fed Access

Has the time come for a millennial version of the security clearance criteria?

Agency Oversight

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A small change in an arcane appeals process will ripple throughout the Defense Department

Earlier this year, the Defense Department issued a new policy to streamline appeals by people trying to become eligible to access classified information…

Defense

Federal employees with clearances saw their pay go up last year

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new survey by ClearanceJobs.com and the DHI Group found the average salary among people with security clearances increase.

Federal Newscast

Congresswoman wants security clearance applicants to submit social media activity

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, one member of Congress wants the Defense Department to start looking at social media posts as part of the security clearance process.