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"An educational website on how to acquire, maintain, and retain a federal security clearance. It is also has a Web-based discussion board where users may share lessons learned about security clearances. Media and nonprofit organizations use information on ClearedCommunity.com to press for greater accountability and transparency in security clearance policies and procedures. Lawyers use ClearedCommunity,com to track security clearance reforms and identify potential clients."
Author: "Jess Sadick is a former intelligence analyst who served at the U.S. Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI. Upon leaving government service in 2006, he founded ClearedCommunity.com to help individuals learn about security clearances, which are a prerequisite for thousands for post-9/11 federal jobs, and to encourage greater accountability and transparency in the entire security clearance process."
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Recent Posts from ClearedCommunity.com
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Cleared DoD Employee Charged with Spying
According to this Department of Justice press release, a former Department of Defense employee, who held a Top Secret/SCI clearance, is alleged to have used his position to provide classified information to a Chinese individual,…
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State Clearance Procedures Faulted in Spy Case
An online pundit questions the thoroughness of Department of State security clearance procedures and security clearance reform efforts after the arrest of a former Department employee on charges of spying for Cuba.
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Cost of Processing a Clearance at CBP
According to a recent article in Homeland Security Today, it costs the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol a mere $3,000 to process a new employee for a security clearance. Each new hire for Border Patrol…
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Investigating Reasons for a Clearance Denial
The Washington Post recently reported about a man denied an interim Secret clearance at the Department of Defense, in connection to a new job for which he had applied.
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State Spy Case May Have Clearance Implications
The arrest of a former State Department intelligence analyst on charges of spying for Cuba may have implications for the security clearance process.
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Navy Officer Charged With Felony
A Navy petty officer with a security clearance was charged with having received child pornography, according to an article in the April 14 Augusta Chronicle. While the incident isn’t terribly helpful in learning about security…
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Clearance Investigators Busted for False Reports
The Washington Post reported on April 9 that at least half a dozen security clearance investigators for the federal government have been busted for falsifying reports recommending job applicants for security clearances. The investigators had…
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Bad Credit and Security Clearance
A Washington Post blogger asks about her prospects of getting a security clearance despite having poor credit.
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Navy Sailor Who Used Drugs Stripped of Clearance
A Navy sailor convicted of using drugs reportedly had his security clearance taken away though he may still keep a Navy job.
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Feds Aim to Automate Clearance Approvals
Federal officials are considering a variety of ways to automate steps in the security clearance process to expedite the issuance and renewal of clearances, according to this March 11 news report on FederalTimes.com.