There are many paths to a national security career but virtually all of them entail the need to fill out some form of 100-plus page questionnaire for national security positions. Some involve the ...

In 2023, security clearance denials based on the drug use adjudicative guideline increased by 36% – by far the largest uptick across any guideline as reported by the Defense Office of Hearings and ...

I recently started working for a company that does contracting work for the DOD. In order to do my job, I need to have a Secret level security clearance. My interim security clearance was denied and ...

Often security clearances are considered an overhead function barely gaining the mention or attention of senior leaders. But the spotlight was back on the security clearance process Monday when ...