How to Get Fired as a Fed, and Foreign Travel Considerations

It’s an easy to toss about myth that if you work for the federal government, your career is virtually indestructible. And while it’s true that federal service offers some protections and provisions at-will employment doesn’t, it’s false to say that you can’t be fired. Whether its losing your job or simply a reprimand, ClearanceJobs senior editor Jill Hamilton joins the show to discuss some of the more common ways federal employees can create employment issues.

In the second half of the show, Lindy Kyzer and Sean Bigley discuss travel issues for security clearance holders and applicants. Whether it’s taking a job in a hot zone country or planning a trip to Canada and needing to self-report that to your security officer, foreign trips, visits, and employment can all have clearance implications.