Justice Watchdog Has Legal, If Not De Facto, Independence from Trump
The Justice Department’s inspector general is maintaining radio silence on an unusual tweet from President Trump this weekend. That’s the one that prompted Deputy Attorney…
Trump orders ‘highly classified’ data for Congress on FBI’s ‘tactics’
President Trump ordered his chief of staff Monday to make sure Congress gets “highly classified” information from the Justice Department, intelligence community and FBI —…
Jared Kushner and the state of security clearances in the White House
The White House’s insistence that Jared Kushner’s work will not be affected by chief of staff John Kelly’s crackdown on interim clearances — a move Kelly made…
What to Do If Your Security Clearance Is Denied
What to Do If Your Security Clearance Is Denied Applying for security clearance with the federal government can sometimes be daunting. Whether you’re applying for confidential,…
When Cybersecurity and National Security Interests Collide
Good cybersecurity protects private information from being accessed by an outside source. However, when that outside source is an intelligence agency and the private information…
Firearms and Security Clearance
There are many things you might have to give up when you hold a security clearance, but your firearm is not on the list. There are many things you might have to give up when you…