Pay & Benefits
For Government Tech Workers, Certification Pays Off in Higher Salaries
This chart shows the average compensation for the top 10 IT certifications for cleared and certified professionals today.
Management
What Federal Employees Need to Know About Evolving Marijuana Laws
New policies don’t mean federal workers should rush to their local dispensary, and national security leaders in particular are urging caution.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits of a Security Clearance: Six-Figure Salary and Job Stability
A new survey of cleared professionals offers a window into their job satisfaction, compensation and future plans.
Management
Joining the Biden Administration? Read This Before You Apply for a Clearance
The five things you need to do before submitting your SF-86 security clearance application.
Workforce
Half of Security Clearance Holders Are Under Continuous Evaluation
If you have an active security clearance and you’re not currently enrolled in CE, you likely soon will be.
Management
Your Security Clearance and Protests: What You Need to Know
You’re free to take to the streets or social media with your concerns—just don’t get arrested.
Workforce
When Your Work Is Classified, ‘Work From Home’ Doesn’t Work
That’s just the start of the problems for defense employees, contract workers, and their bosses who are trying to take coronavirus precautions.
Management
Periodic Reinvestigations Are Out, Continuous Vetting Is In for Security Clearance Holders
The shift is part of an effort to identify potential security risks as they occur.
Management
The Holiday Gifts That Could Get Feds In Trouble
Think twice about genetic testing kits and products derived from the cannabis plant.
Tech
The Pentagon Has Officially Taken Over the Security Clearance Process
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is now responsible for conducting 95% of the government’s background investigations.
Management
OPM Cuts Security Clearance Backlog in Half, But Processing Delays Spell Trouble for Pentagon
The National Background Investigations Bureau is barreling through the backlog of clearance applications as the Defense Department prepares to take over the function in October.
Defense
Senate Clears $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill That Reforms the Security Clearance Process
Authorization act also contains 3.1% military pay hike and streamlines acquisition processes.
Defense
Security Clearance Backlog Drops By Nearly 40%
Attention is shifting to processing times and rolling out continuous evaluation to the entire clearance population.
Defense
State Department Official Pleads Guilty to Passing Documents to China
Holder of top secret clearance also lied to investigators in conspiracy probe.
Management
What You Need to Know Before Taking a Polygraph
Eliminate the stress from this security clearance screening test.
Management
FBI and Intel Community Release Framework to Thwart Insider Threats
Among 19 elements is the creation of a new career path for federal employees.
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