FORT KNOX, Ky. — For the military, obtaining and maintaining a security clearance is essential for accessing classified information and fulfilling roles related to national security. However, ...
Who gets to hold a security clearance? And more importantly, what happens to that eligibility when someone steps out of federal service? Security clearances are the gatekeepers of the nation’s secrets ...
A federal contractor tasked with performing background checks on Department of Defense employees seeking high-level security clearances copped to submitting reams of bogus reports when she claimed to ...
Who gets to hold a security clearance? And more importantly, what happens to that eligibility when someone steps out of federal service? Security clearances are the gatekeepers of the nation’s secrets ...
While Washington is busy reforming government, I’m worried we’re about to repeat one of the oldest mistakes in the national security playbook: treating the security clearance system like a back-office ...