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DARPA launches new program to let small innovators behind the classified curtain

DARPA thinks security clearance issues are keeping a vast array of innovative companies from solving the government’s biggest problems. The agency thinks…

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Lisa Meincke of Arlington Heights prepares herself to receive her first COVID-19 vaccination administered by National Guard personal Erika O'Meara of Scott Air Force base at Triton College, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in River Grove, Ill. This was opening day for the mass vaccinations sponsored by the Cook County Department of Public Health. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)

Pentagon loosens some of its COVID-19 restrictions

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Why mental health issues don’t have to get in the way of security clearance

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How to boost your chances of getting that crucial security clearance

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There’s a lot of new you need to know about the security clearance scene

Workforce Rights/Governance

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Most federal employees are now in the continuous evaluation system, but how do you gauge if its working or not?

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Border Patrol agent E. Flores shows the shower section during a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Donna, Texas. Officials say the site will primarily be used as a temporary site for processing and care of unaccompanied migrant children and families and will increase the Border Patrol's capacity to process migrant families. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

IG: CBP’s social media policies could use an update

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The clearance jobs market in 2021

Fed Access

New bill could put more rules on departing federal employees

Federal Newscast

Security clearances in the age of Covid-19

Fed Access

While the security clearance process is improving, adjudications could use some attention

Workforce

Lots of under-35s work for the government, just not in it

You’ll find larger numbers of young people working on federal contracts rather than at the awarding agencies.

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Continuous monitoring for security clearances gaining momentum

The background checking process for security clearance is becoming a continuous thing, with ongoing monitoring of databases for clues to changes in cleared…

Federal Drive

Continuous evaluation gains popularity for federal security clearance process

Federal Drive

The idea is to constantly check on cleared people by automated means, rather than do periodic re-investigations.