The great disruption of a global pandemic hit every industry – but the national security workforce was largely inoculated from the largest setbacks. Many trends emerging in the cleared workforce today ...

In light of recent crimes committed by holders of security clearances, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has investigated the security clearance process in order to identify areas in need of ...

With the new Biden Administration beginning in January, 2021 it is important to look at the issue of who can qualify to hold a position in the new Administration. For several years (e.g. Bush 1, ...

If you're a veteran looking to land a job that requires a security clearance, the new semi-independent office taking over the processing of security clearances from the Office of Personnel Management ...

We often are consulted on security clearance matters by federal employees and government contractors in the security clearance process. In many cases, the security clearance application, investigation ...

In Nov. 2020, Jack Teixeira wrote a letter to the local police chief asking him to reconsider allowing him to own guns. The Dighton, Mass., police had denied the 18-year-old’s two previous requests ...

If you work for the government, you need to understand the security clearance process. Even if your current position doesn’t require a security clearance (and it’s hard to find one that doesn’t ...

The Office of Personnel and Management has made progress on hardening its systems and databases used for conducting security clearances, but a substantial backlog of investigations persists, according ...

Americans increasingly feel comfortable seeking mental health care, a beneficial change that should spur U.S. national-security and industry leaders to remove stigmas that have long caused clearance ...

Kelly acknowledged "we should -- and in the future, must -- do better." — -- Following revelations that disgraced White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter held a top security clearance even after ...

White House chief of staff John Kelly, under fire over the White House’s handling of domestic abuse allegations against a senior aide, ordered an overhaul of the security clearance process for current ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David Kris, former head of the Department of Justice's National Security Division, about Jared Kushner's security clearance and how security clearances work. To ...